Saranac hasn't had much luck against Peru recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Saranac Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Peru Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m.
Saranac is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Beekmantown just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Eagles.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-12.
If Northeastern Clinton wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Peru, they should've done a better job of containing Alysa Darrah. Peru was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Northeastern Clinton on Monday thanks in part to Darrah, who had seven aces. Those seven aces gave her a new career-high.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Peru was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 25-12.
Peru was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 33 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 15 consecutive games.
Saranac's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Peru, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Saranac came out on top in a nail-biter against Peru in their previous meeting on October 3rd, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saranac since the team 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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