Volleyball Preview: Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks vs. Niskayuna Silver Warriors
The Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks will square off against the Niskayuna Silver Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Saratoga Springs has seven straight victories, Niskayuna has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Saratoga Springs got the win against Schenectady by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Saratoga Springs was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-5.
Saratoga Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Niskayuna came up short against Westhill on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Niskayuna was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-22.
Saratoga Springs' win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Niskayuna, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
Saratoga Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over Niskayuna in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saratoga Springs since the squad 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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