With a playoff game on the line, Scarsdale rose to the challenge on Sunday. They skirted past the Yonkers Bulldogs 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Raiders who have now won six matchups in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-93) Scarsdale actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 12-25, 25-21, 16-25, 15-11.
Ben Degani paced Scarsdale's offense, picking up 13 kills. Degani got some help from
Santi Zraick and his 19 assists.
Ian Dilorenzo controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Scarsdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8-1 record this season. As for Yonkers, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Scarsdale will square off against North Rockland at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. North Rockland will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Scarsdale surely won't give up without a fight. Yonkers does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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