The Sayville Golden Flashes will venture away from home to face off against the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sayville will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
On Wednesday, Sayville got the win against Hauppauge by a conclusive 3-0.
Sayville never let Hauppauge on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-8, 25-22.
Sayville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Makenzie Muscarello, who had 13 digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Reese Kelly, who had a block and 15 assists.
Sayville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake and Averill Park met for a duel on Tuesday where Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake came out on top. Everything went Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's way against Averill Park as Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won three matches in a row.
While Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Averill Park scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-11, 25-11.
Sayville pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4-1 record this season.
Sayville came up short against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Sayville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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