Plattsburgh has gone 9-1 against Saranac Lake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Plattsburgh Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Saranac Lake Red Storm at 6:00 p.m. Plattsburgh is looking to tack on another W to their 13-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Plattsburgh got the win against Saranac by a conclusive 3-0.
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.
Meanwhile, Saranac Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over AuSable Valley on Thursday, 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.
Plattsburgh's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Saranac Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Plattsburgh took their victory against Saranac Lake in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plattsburgh since the squad 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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