Volleyball Game Preview: Richmond Heights Spartans vs. Smithville Smithies

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 10:11pm

Volleyball Preview: Richmond Heights Spartans vs. Smithville Smithies

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After both having extra time off, the Richmond Heights Spartans and the Smithville Smithies will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Richmond Heights has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 12 straight defeats, while Smithville will come in with three straight victories.

Richmond Heights came up short against Lutheran West on Thursday, falling 3-0.

While Richmond Heights was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-15, 25-19.

Meanwhile, Smithville beat Hillsdale 3-1 on Thursday.

Smithville was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 25-13.

Smithville can attribute much of their success to Morgan Shutt, who had 17 digs.

Richmond Heights' loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Smithville, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

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