The Haldane Blue Devils will square off against the North Salem Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Saturday, Haldane came up short against Glastonbury and fell 2-0. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-20.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Salem, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Pleasantville on Monday as North Salem made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tigers have posted against the Panthers since September 9, 2016.
North Salem never let Pleasantville on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 25-22.
North Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pleasantville only served nine.
Haldane's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for North Salem, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Haldane came up short against North Salem when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Salem's Sadie Matt, who had eight digs, seven aces, and seven aces. Now that Haldane 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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