Dobbs Ferry is 10-0 against Hastings since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Dobbs Ferry Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hastings Yellow Jackets at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Dobbs Ferry's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Hastings has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, everything went Dobbs Ferry's way against Irvington as Dobbs Ferry 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 success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Natasha Mansfield led the charge by getting ten aces, five digs, and five digs. That's the most aces Mansfield has posted since September 5th. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope McCormack, who had eight kills, three blocks, and three blocks.
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 contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hastings came into Wednesday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Haldane on September 11th. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Yellow Jackets have posted since September 27, 2023.
Hastings never let Haldane on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18, 28-26.
Dobbs Ferry is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Hastings, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Dobbs Ferry skirted past Hastings 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Dobbs Ferry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hastings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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