Smith Valley extended their postseason success on Saturday against Coleville. They put the hurt on the Coleville Wolves with a sharp 3-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their 15th in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Smith Valley took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-12, 25-14.
Audrina Banta had an outrageously good game as she had 13 digs, eight aces, and a kill. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby DeChambeau, who had ten digs, five kills, and three aces.
Smith Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive games.
Smith Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Coleville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Smith Valley will face off against Indian Springs at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Smith Valley is looking to tack on another W to their 16-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Coleville, they will challenge Round Mountain at 4:40 p.m. on Thursday. Round Mountain will roll in looking for their 22nd straight win, something Coleville surely won't give up without a fight.
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