Hauppauge is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Sayville is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Two weeks ago, Hauppauge got the win against East Islip by a conclusive 3-0.
While Hauppauge won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 26-24, 25-16.
Hauppauge 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 ten aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Sayville's way against Shoreham-Wading River on Wednesday as Sayville made off with a 3-0 win.
Sayville never let Shoreham-Wading River on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 25-22.
Sayville had a senior duo take command as Isabella Lundquist had five digs and five aces and Reese Kelly had a block and 21 assists. That's the most aces Lundquist has posted since back in September of 2023.
Hauppauge's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Sayville, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Hauppauge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Sayville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hauppauge suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Sayville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sayville's Makenzie Muscarello, who had 18 digs and four aces. Now that Hauppauge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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