Smithtown East has gone 6-0 against Bellport recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Smithtown East Bulls will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bellport Clippers at 8:30 p.m. Smithtown East will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Tuesday, Smithtown East made easy work of Deer Park and carried off a 3-0 win.
Smithtown East was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-19, 25-18.
Smithtown East can attribute much of their success to Lily Sullivan, who had seven digs and three aces, and Alexandra Arroyo, who had five digs, a kill, and 18 assists. Arroyo is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Smithtown East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bellport came up short against Smithtown East back in September, falling 3-0. The Clippers haven't had much luck with the Bulls recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Bellport took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-15.
Smithtown East is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-2 record this season. As for Bellport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Smithtown East took their victory against Bellport when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Smithtown East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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