Seneca East has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Mohawk Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Seneca East came up short against Hopewell-Loudon and fell 3-1.
While Seneca East ultimately came up short, they really made Hopewell-Loudon work, particularly in the third set. The final score came out to 25-18, 17-25, 26-24, 25-12.
Seneca East might have lost, but man, Jaidyn Kagy-Alexander was a machine: she had 26 digs and seven aces. Kagy-Alexander is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Daniel, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, Seneca East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mohawk put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on New Riegel with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mohawk was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-14, 25-9.
Mohawk's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emerson Gurney, who had eight digs and five aces, and Allison Russell, who had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gurney has posted in her last ten games.
Seneca East has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Mohawk, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-0.
Seneca East came up short against Mohawk in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Seneca East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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