Volleyball Recap: Plattsburgh Hornets vs. Beekmantown Eagles
Plattsburgh entered their tilt with Beekmantown on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Beekmantown Eagles , sneaking past 3-2. This was payback for the Hornets, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Plattsburgh wouldn't go down easily and took Beekmantown into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 28-26, 25-23, 20-25, 15-8.
Plattsburgh had a senior duo take command as Sadie Walker had 18 digs, three kills, and three kills and Natalie Battinelli had 19 kills, nine digs, and nine digs. What's more, Battinelli also racked up five aces, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Essynce Gorham, who had 16 kills, four digs, and four digs.
Plattsburgh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Payton Reynolds, who had 25 digs, four kills, and four kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Perry, who had 37 digs, two aces, and two aces.
Plattsburgh's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Beekmantown, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Plattsburgh will host Peru at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Beekmantown, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Northeastern Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Beekmantown is facing Northeastern Clinton at the right time seeing as Northeastern Clinton is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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