Half Hollow Hills East couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 3-0 to the Smithtown East Bulls on Thursday. The Thunderbirds haven't had much luck with the Bulls recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-16.
Smithtown East's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Francesca Fiorentino, who had eight digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Fiorentino a new career-high in aces.
The victory (which was Smithtown East's third in a row) raised their record to 9-2-2.
Half Hollow Hills East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Smithtown East, they will square off against Smithtown West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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