If Smithson Valley was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Boerne on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rangers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pieper Warriors on Tuesday. The Rangers haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
While Smithson Valley ultimately came up short, they really made Pieper work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 21-25, 25-15.
Emma Feomaia paced Smithson Valley's offense, picking up 12 kills. Feomaia got some help from Sophia Fuentes and her 23 assists. Brienn Brown controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Leading Pieper to victory were Cayleigh Monson and Amaris Williams. Monson had 17 digs and two aces, while Williams had 15 digs. Monson has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Smithson Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 25-13. As for Pieper, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-10 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Smithson Valley is set to challenge their familiar foe New Braunfels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pieper will face off against rival Boerne-Champion at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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