Sutherland has gone 10-0 against Batavia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Sutherland Knights' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Batavia Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. Batavia took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Sutherland, who comes in off a win.
Sutherland will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Our Lady of Mercy, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Sutherland was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Our Lady of Mercy on Monday.
While Sutherland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-23.
Jamie Kotalik went supernova for Sutherland, getting 12 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Kotalik a new career-high in aces.
Sutherland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Batavia lost 3-0 to Pittsford on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Sutherland is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-1 record this season. As for Batavia, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Everything went Sutherland's way against Batavia in their previous meeting back in September, as Sutherland made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sutherland 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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