Volleyball Preview: Poughkeepsie Pioneers vs. Mahopac Indians
Poughkeepsie has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Mahopac Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Poughkeepsie lost 3-0 to John Jay on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-16, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Mahopac made easy work of Ketcham on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Mahopac never let Ketcham on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-23.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mahopac to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bella DeChico, who had ten digs, four kills, two blocks, and two aces. Those two blocks gave DeChico a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Leona Ademi, who had 13 digs, four aces, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Mahopac was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Poughkeepsie dropped their record down to 0-6 with the loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mahopac, their record now sits at 9-7.
Poughkeepsie might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mahopac in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DeChico, who had five digs, four aces, and two kills. Now that Poughkeepsie knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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