Saranac Lake has gone 9-1 against Lake Placid recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Saranac Lake Red Storm will welcome the Lake Placid Bombers at 6:00 p.m. Saranac Lake will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, everything went Saranac Lake's way against Northern Adirondack as Saranac Lake made off with a 3-0 win.
While Saranac Lake might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Northern Adirondack scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Alice LaDue, who 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 contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lake Placid didn't have quite enough to beat Saranac on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Lake Placid took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-12, 21-25, 20-25, 25-14, 15-13.
Lake Placid might have lost, but man, Norah Galvin was a machine: she had 12 digs, ten kills, and 14 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ireland Cassidy, who had seven digs, four kills, and four aces.
Saranac Lake's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Lake Placid, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Saranac Lake has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 18.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Placid struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Saranac Lake was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Placid in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Saranac Lake repeat their success, or does Lake Placid have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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