The Chittenango Bears will head out to challenge the Herkimer Magicians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chittenango has six straight wins, Herkimer has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Chittenango sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Proctor.
Chittenango had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 17-25, 25-14, 25-19, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Herkimer came up short against Rome Free Academy on Saturday, falling 3-0.
Herkimer was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring zero points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
Chittenango pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Herkimer, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Chittenango's way against Herkimer when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Chittenango made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chittenango since the squad 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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