The Pawling Tigers will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Haldane Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pawling is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They fell 3-1 to North Salem last Saturday. Pawling's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak dating back to last season.
The final score came out to 25-15, 21-25, 25-4, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Haldane was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Yonkers Montessori Academy, falling 3-0.
Haldane was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Yonkers Montessori Academy work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 28-26, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Haldane was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Pawling took their victory against Haldane when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Pawling repeat their success, or does Haldane have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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