After flying high against AuSable Valley last Thursday, Beekmantown came back down to earth. The Beekmantown Eagles fell just short of the Plattsburgh Hornets by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Beekmantown took Plattsburgh into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 28-26, 25-23, 20-25, 15-8.
Beekmantown lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Payton Reynolds, who had 25 digs, four kills, and four kills. What's more, Reynolds also racked up three aces, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Emily Perry, who had 37 digs, two aces, and two aces.
Plattsburgh was led to victory by Sadie Walker and Natalie Battinelli. Walker had 18 digs, three kills, and three kills, while Battinelli had 19 kills, nine digs, and nine digs. Walker is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Essynce Gorham was another key player, getting 16 kills, four digs, and four digs.
Beekmantown's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1. As for Plattsburgh, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Beekmantown will take on Northeastern Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Beekmantown is facing Northeastern Clinton at the right time seeing as Northeastern Clinton is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Plattsburgh, they will challenge Peru at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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