On Saturday, Smithtown East faced Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Smithtown East Bulls fell just short of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans by a score of 2-1. The Bulls have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their match on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Smithtown East came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-20, 15-10.
When it comes to explaining why Smithtown East lost, don't look at Lily Sullivan. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs.
Leading Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake to victory were Audri Chamberlain and Ella Chamberlain. Audri had 14 digs and two aces, while Ella had ten digs and two aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, Smithtown East fell to 2-1-2. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Smithtown East will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Galway at 9:15 p.m. Galway will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Smithtown East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Harborfields, where is scheduled at 9:00 p.m.
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