Hillsboro typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Smoky Valley proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a set and slipped past the Hillsboro Trojans 2-1. The win was familiar territory for the Vikings who have now won three matches in a row.
Smoky Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 28-26.
Despite the loss, Hillsboro still got an impressive performance from Amyah Werth, who had 29 digs and two aces. Werth is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Smoky Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-15 record this season. As for Hillsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8.
Smoky Valley has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Clay Center on the 10th. As for Hillsboro, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Emporia on the 10th.
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