Volleyball Preview: Plattsburgh Hornets vs. Northeastern Clinton Cougars
Plattsburgh is 10-0 against Northeastern Clinton since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Plattsburgh has eight straight wins, Northeastern Clinton has 20 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything went Plattsburgh's way against AuSable Valley as Plattsburgh made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Plattsburgh won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-22, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Plattsburgh to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sadie Walker, who had ten digs, three kills, and a block. Walker is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Julia Luck was another key player, getting ten digs, five kills, and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Plattsburgh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 26 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Northeastern Clinton lost 3-0 to Peru on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-12.
Plattsburgh pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Northeastern Clinton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Plattsburgh took their victory against Northeastern Clinton in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plattsburgh since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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