Dominican outside hitter Rani Smith set the tone with a block in the first set of the rivalry “Pink Game” match against Mount Carmel on Wednesday, which was her first of many.

A junior, Smith finished with 10 blocks and 12 kills and was one of three Dominican players to record double-digit kills. The district match at Mount Carmel lasted four sets, with Dominican winning 25-13, 27-25, 23-25, 25-17.

Mount Carmel was able to take the third set with junior Lila Franovich leading the way with five kills, but Dominican adjusted to take the fourth set to secure the match.

“We had to make some adjustments,” Dominican coach Jessica Chatellier said. “(Mount Carmel) did a really nice job of running the middle in the third set, and we didn’t really have any answers for their middle. We changed our

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