Smithtown East hasn't had much luck against Smithtown West recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Smithtown East Bulls will welcome Smithtown West at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Smithtown West is hoping to do what Half Hollow Hills East couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Smithtown East's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Smithtown East blew past Half Hollow Hills East 3-0.
Smithtown East's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Half Hollow Hills East between 13 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-16.
Smithtown East's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Francesca Fiorentino, who had eight digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Fiorentino a new career-high in aces.
Smithtown East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Smithtown West, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They put the hurt on West Islip with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday.
Smithtown West never let West Islip on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-20, 25-23.
Smithtown East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season. As for Smithtown West, their win bumped their record up to 3-4-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Smithtown East has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Smithtown West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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