Smithville and Pembroke Hill met for a duel on Thursday where Smithville prevailed. The Smithville Warriors had just enough and edged the Pembroke Hill Raiders out 3-2. This was a revenge matchup for the Warriors, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 loss when these two played two weeks ago.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Smithville who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-8.
Smithville was led to victory by Calli Boydston and Avery Hedgecorth. Boydston had 24 digs, while Hedgecorth had 13 digs. Boydston has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Smithville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Smithville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10-3 record this season. As for Pembroke Hill, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-14-4.
Smithville has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Kearney on the 26th. Pembroke Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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