Smithton had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Everything went their way against the Bunceton Dragons as they made off with a 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2018.
One reason for the win was Smithton's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-13.
Lily Rodriguez was the offensive standout of the game as she had seven digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Smithton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Smithton has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Bunceton, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Smithton has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Stover on the 8th. As for Bunceton, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Sweet Springs, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
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