The North Smithfield Northmen will take on the Middletown Islanders at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
North Smithfield is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cumberland just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Clippers. The defeat continues a trend for the Northmen in their matchups with the Clippers: they've now lost three in a row.
North Smithfield took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-19, 20-25, 25-8, 25-22.
Even though they lost, North Smithfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Middletown faced Lincoln in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Middletown fell just short of Lincoln by a score of 3-2.
Having lost for the first time this season, North Smithfield fell to 5-1. As for Middletown, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
North Smithfield came up short against Middletown in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can North Smithfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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