It was a Battle of the Birds when Dobbs Ferry challenged Albertus Magnus on Wednesday. The Dobbs Ferry Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Albertus Magnus Falcons 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Dobbs Ferry had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-27, 25-20, 25-9, 15-4.
Dobbs Ferry found their leader in underclassman Taylor Denike, who had 14 kills, 12 aces, five digs, and a block. Those 12 aces set a new season-high mark for Denike. The team also got some help courtesy of Naia Neuman, who had seven digs and two aces.
Dobbs Ferry 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 five aces in 30 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Dobbs Ferry pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Albertus Magnus, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-4-1.
Dobbs Ferry will play host again on Thursday to welcome Ursuline, where the match is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. As for Albertus Magnus, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Pleasantville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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