Volleyball Preview: Plattsburgh Hornets vs. Peru Nighthawks
Plattsburgh is 1-9 against Peru since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Plattsburgh Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Peru Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. Plattsburgh will stroll in with a ten game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the 12th matchup with Peru.
On Tuesday, everything went Plattsburgh's way against Lake Placid as Plattsburgh made off with a 3-0 victory.
Plattsburgh walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-18.
The match pitted two dominant setters against one another in Sadie Walker and Norah Galvin. Walker had a great game and had three kills, three digs, and three digs. Meanwhile, Galvin did her best for the losing side, getting four kills, four digs, and four digs.
Plattsburgh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 24 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Peru aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Tuesday extended their overall winning streak to three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over AuSable Valley.
Peru never let AuSable Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-22.
Peru found their leader in underclassman Alysa Darrah, who had 23 digs. Darrah is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Plattsburgh's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Peru, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Plattsburgh has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 17.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Peru struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Plattsburgh's way against Peru when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Plattsburgh made off with a 3-0 win. Will Plattsburgh repeat their success, or does Peru have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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