After flying high against Veterans Memorial last Friday, Smithson Valley came back down to earth. The Smithson Valley Rangers fell just short of the Boerne-Champion Chargers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Rangers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Smithson Valley took Boerne-Champion into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 22-25, 15-9.
Smithson Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sophia Fuentes, who had 11 digs and 22 assists. Marlowe Berry was another key player, getting ten digs and 23 assists.
Boerne-Champion got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Samantha Calderon out in front who had 18 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Briley Wolff, who had 12 kills, two aces, and a block.
Smithson Valley's loss dropped their record down to 21-13. As for Boerne-Champion, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Alamo Heights the next time they take the court. Smithson Valley will host Alamo Heights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Boerne-Champion will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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