Volleyball Recap: Luciana Smith Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Heath

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Johnstown-Monroe and Heath meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Johnnies came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Johnnies also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2024.

Johnstown-Monroe walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 27-29, 25-23.

Luciana Smith

Assists (Career)

08/21/25 @ Heath	5
08/19/25 vs Mt. Vernon	2
08/22/24 vs Heath	2
10/22/24 @ Northridge	1
09/26/24 vs Northridge	1

Johnstown-Monroe's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luciana Smith led the charge by getting 30 digs and five assists. Those five assists gave Smith a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Addy Hazelbaker, who had ten digs and five kills.

Emma Moore and Adrianne Pethtel certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Moore had 16 assists and eight digs, while Pethtel had 17 digs.

Johnstown-Monroe's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Heath, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Johnstown-Monroe wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against New Albany on the 23rd. As for Heath, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Bloom-Carroll on the 23rd.