Saranac hasn't had much luck against Saranac Lake recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Saranac Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saranac Lake Red Storm at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row dating back to last season, Saranac finally turned things around against Northeastern Clinton on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cougars.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Saranac Lake, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Northeastern Clinton on Thursday as Saranac Lake made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Saranac Lake was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-11, 25-3.
Emily Gay was a one-man wrecking crew for Saranac Lake as she had 12 aces. That's the most aces Gay has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Czadzeck, who had six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Saranac Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 37 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 23 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The victory got Saranac back to even at 1-1. As for Saranac Lake, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Saranac might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Saranac Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Saranac Lake's Lexie Donaldson, who had 16 digs and four aces. Now that Saranac knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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