Albertus Magnus is 2-8 against Dobbs Ferry since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons faces off against the Dobbs Ferry Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Albertus Magnus didn't have quite enough to beat Francis Lewis and fell 1-0.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Albertus Magnus sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-16.
Meanwhile, Dobbs Ferry entered their tilt with Irvington last Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Dobbs Ferry took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-11.
Dobbs Ferry's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Natasha Mansfield, who had ten aces, five digs, and three kills. That's the most aces Mansfield has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope McCormack, who had eight kills, three blocks, and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Dobbs Ferry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 28 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Albertus Magnus' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for Dobbs Ferry, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Albertus Magnus came up short against Dobbs Ferry in their previous meeting last Wednesday, falling 3-1. Can Albertus Magnus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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