Beekmantown and Saranac Lake are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Beekmantown Eagles will host the Saranac Lake Red Storm at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Beekmantown took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Northeastern Clinton with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Beekmantown took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-5, 25-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Beekmantown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sawyer Fleming, who had nine kills, eight aces, and eight aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Perry, who had 13 digs and seven aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Beekmantown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Saranac Lake entered their tilt with Northern Adirondack on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Bobcats 3-0.
While Saranac Lake might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Northern Adirondack scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Alice LaDue, who had four aces and three digs. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Beekmantown's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Saranac Lake, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Beekmantown was able to grind out a solid victory over Saranac Lake in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Beekmantown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saranac Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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