The Smithville Smithies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Alliance Aviators at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Smithville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Hiland just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Smithies haven't been shut out since back in August.
While Smithville was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-21, 27-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Alliance was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They came up short against Marlington, falling 3-0.
While Alliance was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Marlington's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-6, 25-14.
Smithville's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-3. As for Alliance, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
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