AuSable Valley is 1-9 against Plattsburgh since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The AuSable Valley Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Plattsburgh Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, AuSable Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Placid, taking the game 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 11-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Plattsburgh put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Peru by a score of 3-1.
Plattsburgh had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Plattsburgh to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sadie Walker, who had eight digs, six aces, and a block. Walker is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Julia Luck, who had 13 digs, nine kills, and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Plattsburgh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 33 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
AuSable Valley's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Plattsburgh, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
AuSable Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Plattsburgh in their previous matchup on October 1st. Can AuSable Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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