After flying high against Northern Adirondack last Thursday, Peru came back down to earth. The Peru Nighthawks fell 3-1 to the Beekmantown Eagles on Tuesday. The Nighthawks have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 16-25, 25-14.
Despite the loss, Peru saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alysa Darrah had 13 digs. Darrah is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played.
Even though they lost, Peru was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 11 consecutive games.
Leading Beekmantown to victory were Emily Perry and Peyton Hooker. Perry had 21 digs and seven aces, while Hooker had 15 digs, 11 kills, and three aces. That's the most aces Perry has posted in her last eight matchups. Payton Reynolds was another key player, getting ten digs, a kill, and 11 assists.
Peru now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Beekmantown, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Peru has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Lake Placid on the 17th. As for Beekmantown, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against AuSable Valley on the 17th.
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