Dobbs Ferry and Westlake are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Dobbs Ferry Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Westlake Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Dobbs Ferry sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Ursuline.
Dobbs Ferry was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 21-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dobbs Ferry to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Denike, who had 15 kills, 12 digs, and two aces. Denike is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Natasha Mansfield, who had 13 digs, seven kills, and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Dobbs Ferry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 31 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Westlake challenged Pleasantville back in September. Westlake was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Pleasantville. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Westlake took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-14, 25-12.
Dobbs Ferry pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Westlake, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Dobbs Ferry's way against Westlake in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Dobbs Ferry made off with a 3-0 win. Does Dobbs Ferry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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