Plattsburgh hasn't had much luck against Peru recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Plattsburgh Hornets will be playing at home 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.
Last Monday, it was close, but Plattsburgh sidestepped Beekmantown for a 3-2 win.
Plattsburgh took Beekmantown into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 28-26, 25-23, 20-25, 15-8.
Plattsburgh had a senior duo take command as Sadie Walker had 18 digs, three kills, and three kills and Natalie Battinelli had 19 kills, nine digs, and nine digs. What's more, Battinelli also racked up five aces, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Essynce Gorham, who had 16 kills, four digs, and four digs.
Plattsburgh 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 six aces in 23 consecutive contests 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. Everything went their way against AuSable Valley as Peru made off with a 3-0 victory.
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 win bumped their record up to 5-0. 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 match: 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 victory. 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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