The East Greenwich Avengers will challenge the Coventry Oakers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
East Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Bishop Hendricken, who was ranked 11th at the time (East Greenwich was ranked 15th). The Avengers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks on Thursday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 19, 2023, but that streak is no more.
East Greenwich started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15.

Zion Sun
05/22/25 vs Bishop Hendricken | 10 |
05/21/25 @ Barrington | 15 |
05/15/25 @ Chariho | 19 |
Zion Sun put forth a good effort for the losing side as he had ten digs and two aces. He is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had ten or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Coventry had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past North Smithfield 3-0 on Thursday.
Coventry not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept North Smithfield between 15 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-17.
East Greenwich now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Coventry, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11.
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