North Providence boys volleyball team ready for next step
In its fourth season, the 3-2 triumph is the best win in North Providence volleyball's young history.
NORTH PROVIDENCE — Caden Hicks has some great friends. His North Providence classmates forced him onto the volleyball team last season. It was the best thing that happened to the senior.
He fell in love with it and the Cougars, in just their fourth season, are better for it. Hicks sparked a fifth-set rally against Mt. Hope, the Division III defending champions, from the middle of North Providence’s lineup.
The Cougars clawed their way back in the decisive frame after trailing by four points at the start. But the hosts seized control and put the rest of the league on notice. The 3-2 (16-25, 25-18, 13-25, 25-22, 15-11) triumph is the best win in North Providence’s young history.
It paints a target on the Cougars’ back as the team to beat in the playoffs in a few weeks. The postseason will come eventually, North Providence is currently the No. 2 seed in the league, but Hicks is just enjoying Wednesday night’s theatrics.