The Saranac Lake Red Storm will challenge the Peru Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Saranac Lake will stroll in with a five game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the 24th matchup with Peru.
Last Thursday, Saranac Lake beat Lake Placid 3-1.
Saranac Lake had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-10, 25-17, 25-16.
Saranac Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Placid only served 11.
Meanwhile, Peru made easy work of Northeastern Clinton on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Peru might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Northeastern Clinton scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-16, 25-12.
Saranac Lake has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Peru, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Saranac Lake has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 17.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Peru struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Saranac Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Peru in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does Saranac Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peru turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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