San Marcos progresses with each set.
San Marcos (15-22 overall, 1-5 district) dropped its Tuesday night matchup against district foe Smithson Valley (21-13, 5-2). However, the Lady Rattlers managed to lose by fewer points with each set that was played, even with the visitors’ concise movements around the court making it hard to follow which player would score the kill for them. With each run the hosts had, the Lady Rangers followed with a more impressive one, helping them pick up a 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-20) win, their third sweep in four games.
The opening set was a tough one for the hosts. What started off as a back-and-forth match turned into Smithson Valley taking advantage of the middle of the court. With the Lady Rattlers trailing 13-9, a service error by the guests sent them to the serving stripe. but from then on it was all Lady Rangers. They went on an 8-0 run to extend their lead to 12, their largest of the night. Senior outside hitter Jordan Helbig put a halt to that run out of a timeout, but by then her team had already trailed by too much to make a come back. Smithson Valley took set one, 25-11.Â
