Smithville entered their tilt with Northwestern on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Northwestern Huskies 3-0. This was payback for the Smithies, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
While Smithville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 25-19.
Molly Torrence had an outrageously good game as she had 21 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Smithville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Smithville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Northwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Triway the next time they take the court. Smithville will host Triway at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Northwestern will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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