Volleyball Preview: Saranac Spartans vs. Beekmantown Eagles
Saranac is 1-9 against Beekmantown since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Saranac Spartans will look to defend their home court against the Beekmantown Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Saranac came up short against Saranac Lake and fell 3-1.
Saranac started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Beekmantown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Northeastern Clinton on Tuesday as Beekmantown made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Beekmantown was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-5, 25-6.
Beekmantown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sawyer Fleming out in front who had nine kills, eight aces, and eight aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Perry, who had 13 digs and seven aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Beekmantown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Saranac now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Beekmantown, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Saranac suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Beekmantown when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Saranac avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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