After flying high against Lake Placid on Tuesday, Saranac Lake came back down to earth. The Red Storm fell just short of the Peru Nighthawks by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Red Storm were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Nighthawks earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Saranac Lake sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 23-25, 25-18, 20-25, 16-14.
Kasey Clark paced Saranac Lake's offense, picking up eight kills. Clark got some help from Sophie Czadzeck and her 20 assists. Gracen Foster controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Alysa Darrah was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 16 digs and one assist. That's the most digs she has posted since back in September.
Saranac Lake's loss ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Peru, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Saranac Lake will take on rival AuSable Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Peru is set to square off against their familiar foe Northern Adirondack at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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