Volleyball Preview: Spackenkill Spartans vs. Dover Dragons
Spackenkill is 4-0 against Dover since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Spackenkill Spartans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Dover Dragons at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, it was close, but Spackenkill sidestepped Our Lady of Lourdes for a 3-2 win.
Meanwhile, Dover posted their biggest victory since October 3, 2023 on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Webutuck. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.
Dover walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-7, 25-17.
Dover had a senior duo take command as Alexa Saatouris had seven aces and two kills and Mikayla Waltkins had six aces and three kills. The dominant performance gave Waltkins a new career-high in aces.
Dover was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Spackenkill pushed their record up to 5-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Dover, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Spackenkill took their win against Dover in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Spackenkill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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