Dobbs Ferry is 8-2 against Irvington since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Dobbs Ferry Eagles will take on the Irvington Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Dobbs Ferry beat Albertus Magnus 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Dobbs Ferry had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15.
Dobbs Ferry's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taylor Denike, who had 16 kills, seven aces, and seven aces. Denike is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Naia Neuman, who had four digs, two aces, a kill, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Dobbs Ferry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 27 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Irvington entered their tilt with Haldane on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Blue Devils 3-0.
Irvington was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-7, 25-18.
Dobbs Ferry now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Irvington, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Dobbs Ferry's way against Irvington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Dobbs Ferry made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dobbs Ferry 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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