The Ludlowe Falcons will square off against the McMahon Senators at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ludlowe has three straight wins, McMahon has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Thursday, Ludlowe was able to grind out a solid victory over Westhill, taking the game 3-1.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (85-84) Ludlowe actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 7-25, 27-25, 25-13.
Ludlowe had a senior duo take command as Franny Czapla had nine digs and two aces and Sofia Cilano had 11 digs and three assists. Ella Swineford also deserves some recognition as she had her first dig of the season.
Ludlowe was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, McMahon had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They lost 3-0 to Simsbury on Wednesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-16.
Ludlowe's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for McMahon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Ludlowe came out on top in a nail-biter against McMahon in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Senators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
