Smithfield is 1-9 against New Kent since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Smithfield Packers will square off against the New Kent Trojans at 6:30 p.m.
Smithfield is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Warhill.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 15-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, New Kent entered their tilt with Poquoson on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Islanders.
New Kent had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-17, 27-25.
Smithfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for New Kent, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Smithfield might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from New Kent in their previous meeting back in September. Can Smithfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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