If Smithville was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Loudonville on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Smithies fell just short of the Dalton Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Smithies have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Smithville took Dalton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-14, 25-12, 24-26, 15-9.
Kiersten Ross paced Smithville's offense, picking up 16 kills. Ross got some help from Leah Keib and her 33 assists. Morgan Shutt controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Smithville's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Dalton, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-1.
Smithville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Norwayne on the 4th. As for Dalton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Waynedale on the 4th.
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