Smithtown East waltzed into their game on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Huntington Blue Devils. That's more bragging rights for the Bulls, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Smithtown East's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Huntington between 15 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 25-16.
Smithtown East can attribute much of their success to Lily Sullivan, who had 20 digs. Sullivan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Smithtown East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Smithtown East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-2 record this season. As for Huntington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Smithtown East will square off against Centereach at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Huntington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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