Volleyball Recap: Southwick Regional Falls Despite Strong Effort from Melanie Kantianis

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 8:17am

Volleyball Recap: Southwick Regional Rams vs. Smith Vo-Tech Vikings

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Southwick Regional lost against Smith Vo-Tech back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Southwick Regional Rams took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Smith Vo-Tech Vikings. The Rams just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.

While Southwick Regional had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18.

Despite the loss, Southwick Regional still got an impressive performance from Melanie Kantianis, who had 19 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Kantianis has posted in her last eight contests.

Even though they lost, Southwick Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive games.

Southwick Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Smith Vo-Tech, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.

Southwick Regional will take on Hampden Charter School of Science at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hampden Charter School of Science is coming into the match with three straight wins at home, so Southwick Regional will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Smith Vo-Tech, they will face off against Granby at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Smith Vo-Tech is facing Granby at the right time seeing as Granby is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.

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