Saranac hasn't had much luck against Plattsburgh recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Saranac Spartans will take on the Plattsburgh Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Saranac is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, Saranac narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Peru 3-2.
Saranac was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-15, 18-16.
Meanwhile, Plattsburgh put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Northeastern Clinton 3-0.
The victory didn't come easy: Northeastern Clinton scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-5, 25-16.
Plattsburgh got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cali Ryerson out in front who had five aces and two kills. Ryerson has been hot recently, having posted four or more aces the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Luck, who had six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Plattsburgh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 27 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Saranac's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-3. As for Plattsburgh, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Saranac might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Plattsburgh when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Plattsburgh's Sadie Walker, who had five aces, three kills, and 18 assists. Now that Saranac knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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