Hastings hasn't had much luck against Dobbs Ferry recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Hastings Yellow Jackets will square off against the Dobbs Ferry Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hastings took a loss when they played away from home on September 9th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on September 11th. They blew past Haldane 3-0. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Yellow Jackets as it put an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Hastings never let Haldane on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 28-26.
Meanwhile, Dobbs Ferry entered their tilt with Irvington on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Dobbs Ferry was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dobbs Ferry to victory, but perhaps none more so than Natasha Mansfield, who had ten aces, five digs, and five digs. That's the most aces Mansfield has posted since September 5th. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope McCormack, who had eight kills, three blocks, and three blocks.
Dobbs Ferry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 28 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Hastings' win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for Dobbs Ferry, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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