The Patchogue-Medford Raiders will square off against the Longwood Lions at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Longwood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Patchogue-Medford, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Patchogue-Medford beat Walt Whitman 3-1.
Patchogue-Medford 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 20-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-12.
Gabriella Poirier was the offensive standout of the game as she had ten digs. What's more, she also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had since back in September.
She wasn't the only good server: Patchogue-Medford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Longwood lost 3-0 to Patchogue-Medford back in September. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Patchogue-Medford scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-21.
Patchogue-Medford pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Longwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went Patchogue-Medford's way against Longwood in their previous meeting back in September, as Patchogue-Medford made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Patchogue-Medford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Longwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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