Volleyball Preview: Barnstable Red Hawks vs. Falmouth Clippers
Barnstable is 10-0 against Falmouth since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Barnstable Red Hawks will look to defend their home court against the Falmouth Clippers at 5:30 p.m. Barnstable will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Barnstable got the win against Notre Dame Academy by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Barnstable's feisty defense: they held Notre Dame Academy to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-8, 25-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Barnstable to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jazlyn Coyer, who had five digs and three aces. Teagan Geraghty was another key player, getting seven digs, two kills, and a block.
Barnstable was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 32 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Falmouth sidestepped Sandwich for a 3-2 win.
Falmouth was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Falmouth can attribute much of their success to Maia Ledwell, who had 11 digs and three aces.
Barnstable's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Falmouth, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Barnstable has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Falmouth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Barnstable took their win against Falmouth when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Barnstable have another victory up their sleeve, or will Falmouth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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