West Islip is 2-8 against Smithtown East since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 9:00 p.m.
West Islip came up short against Smithtown West back in September, falling 3-0.
While West Islip was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Smithtown West's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Smithtown East had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Clippers with a sharp 3-0 win.
Smithtown East was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-20.
Smithtown East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive games.
West Islip's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Smithtown East, they pushed their record up to 12-2-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
West Islip came out on top in a nail-biter against Smithtown East in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Islip since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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