Smithville suffered their biggest defeat since September 28th on Thursday. They came up short against the Independence Blue Devils, falling 3-0. The Smithies have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Smithville was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Independence work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-24, 25-9.
Despite the loss, Smithville still got an impressive performance from Molly Torrence, who had 13 digs. Torrence is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
Independence can attribute much of their success to Sofia Pichert, who had 14 digs.
With the loss, Smithville broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-6. As for Independence, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Independence beat Smithville by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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