Smithtown West is 10-0 against Smithtown East since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. Smithtown West will head out to take on the Smithtown East Bulls at 4:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Smithtown West took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over West Islip.
While Smithtown West won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Smithtown East entered their tilt with Half Hollow Hills East on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Thunderbirds with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Smithtown East might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Half Hollow Hills East scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-16, 25-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Smithtown East to victory, but perhaps none more so than Francesca Fiorentino, who had eight digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Fiorentino a new career-high in aces.
Smithtown East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Smithtown West's win bumped their record up to 3-4-3. As for Smithtown East, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Smithtown West has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Smithtown East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Smithtown West skirted past Smithtown East 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Does Smithtown West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithtown East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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