The Plattsburgh Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Beekmantown Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Plattsburgh is looking to tack on another W to their 14-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
On Thursday, everything went Plattsburgh's way against Northern Adirondack as Plattsburgh made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Plattsburgh was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-10, 25-14.
Plattsburgh got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Natalie Battinelli out in front who had 11 aces, five kills, and four digs. With that strong performance, Battinelli is now averaging an impressive 2.5 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Walker, who had eight digs, four aces, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Plattsburgh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 30 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Beekmantown beat Peru 3-1 on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-22, 16-25, 25-14.
Plattsburgh's win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Beekmantown, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Plattsburgh came out on top in a nail-biter against Beekmantown in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plattsburgh since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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