Saranac Lake and Beekmantown are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Saranac Lake Red Storm will face off against the Beekmantown Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Beekmantown is hoping to do what Northern Adirondack couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Saranac Lake's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Saranac Lake put the hurt on Northern Adirondack with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Northern Adirondack scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-10.
Alice LaDue was the offensive standout of the game as she had four aces and three digs. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Saranac Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Beekmantown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Northeastern Clinton on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Beekmantown was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-5, 25-6.
Beekmantown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sawyer Fleming out in front who had nine kills, eight aces, and eight aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Perry, who had 13 digs and seven aces.
Saranac Lake pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Beekmantown, their record now sits at 4-1.
Saranac Lake came up short against Beekmantown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Saranac Lake, Janna Ruest (who had eight digs, five aces, and five aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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