Saranac Lake hasn't had much luck against Plattsburgh recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Saranac Lake Red Storm will welcome the Plattsburgh Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Saranac Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over AuSable Valley, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Storm.
Saranac Lake had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-11, 25-20, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Plattsburgh put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Saranac as Plattsburgh made off with a 3-0 win.
Plattsburgh was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-16.
Plattsburgh had a senior duo take command as Sadie Walker had five kills, five digs, and four aces and Julia Luck had eight aces, five digs, and four kills. Luck is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Battinelli, who had 14 kills and four digs.
Plattsburgh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 28 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Saranac Lake is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Plattsburgh, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Saranac Lake suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Plattsburgh in their previous meeting back in September. Will Saranac Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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