Volleyball Preview: Plattsburgh Hornets vs. Peru Nighthawks
Plattsburgh is 2-8 against Peru since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Plattsburgh Hornets will face off against the Peru Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. Plattsburgh is looking to tack on another W to their 15-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, everything went Plattsburgh's way against Lake Placid as Plattsburgh made off with a 3-0 win.
Plattsburgh walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-19.
It was another big night for Sadie Walker, who had seven aces, five digs, and four kills. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Luck, who had six aces, five digs, and three kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Plattsburgh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 32 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Peru was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Placid on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 25-11.
Plattsburgh's record is now 14-0. As for Peru, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Plattsburgh has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 17.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Peru struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Plattsburgh took their win against Peru when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plattsburgh since the team 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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