Volleyball Preview: Barnstable Red Hawks vs. Falmouth Clippers
Barnstable is 10-0 against Falmouth since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Barnstable Red Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Falmouth Clippers at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, everything went Barnstable's way against Nantucket as Barnstable made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Barnstable took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-5, 25-13, 25-15.
Jazlyn Coyer and Kylie Boorack were among the main playmakers for Barnstable as the former had four digs and four aces and the latter had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Coyer has posted in her last seven matches.
Barnstable 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 ten aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Falmouth, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Nantucket on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Clippers have posted since September 13th.
While Falmouth won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-5, 27-25.
Barnstable is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Falmouth, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Barnstable took their victory against Falmouth in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barnstable 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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