The Stillwater Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Saratoga Central Catholic Saints at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Stillwater took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Mechanicville with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-12, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Saratoga Central Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Cambridge on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Saratoga Central Catholic got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 9-25, 15-8.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saratoga Central Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Margaret Crowe, who had ten aces. The dominant performance gave Crowe a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Gia Roche, who had seven kills, six aces, and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Saratoga Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Stillwater pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Saratoga Central Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4-1 record this season.
Stillwater was able to grind out a solid victory over Saratoga Central Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Stillwater have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saratoga Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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