The Smithville Smithies beat the West Branch Warriors 2-0 on Saturday.
Smithville never let West Branch on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20.
Hayden Steiner paced Smithville's offense, picking up six kills. Steiner got some help from Leah Keib and her 14 assists. Keib and Steiner didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with two apiece.
Despite the loss, West Branch still got an impressive performance from Chloey Sanor, who had seven digs and two aces.
The win got Smithville back to even at 1-1. As for West Branch, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Looking ahead, Smithville will face off against Perry at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Branch has already played their next match (against West Geauga), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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