Tivy hasn't had much luck against Smithson Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tivy Antlers will take on the Smithson Valley Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Smithson Valley is hoping to do what Veterans Memorial couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Tivy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Tivy blew past Veterans Memorial 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Smithson Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on Wagner with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Smithson Valley was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-13, 25-14.
Smithson Valley can attribute much of their success to Berkley Bates, who had 16 digs. Bates is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Alvarez, who had nine digs.
Smithson Valley couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.2% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Tivy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-13 record this season. As for Smithson Valley, their win bumped their record up to 24-15.
Tivy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Smithson Valley in their previous meeting back in September. Will Tivy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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