Volleyball Recap: Central Falls Despite Strong Effort from Emma Smith

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 9:47am

Volleyball Recap: Central Tigers vs. Farmington Knights

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Central suffered their biggest defeat since September 17th on Saturday. They came up short against the Farmington Knights, falling 3-0. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.

Central was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17, 25-20.

Despite the loss, Central still got an impressive performance from Emma Smith, who had 27 digs and two aces. Smith has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more digs the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Hukel, who had five digs and 26 assists.

Farmington had a senior duo take command as Emma Anderson had 13 digs and Colvin Follis had four digs and 18 assists.

Central's defeat dropped their record down to 26-11-3. As for Farmington, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-11.

Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Farmington, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on West Plains at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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