East Syracuse Minoa boys volleyball has been the hottest team in Section III.
The Spartans rode into Wednesday's matchup against SCAC foe Cicero-North Syracuse on a seven-game win streak. The Northstars, however, came out of the showdown with a 3-1 win.
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"To be able to beat the hottest team, and one with the longest win streak, is a big one for us," C-NS coach Mike Lucia said.
Cicero-North Syracuse (9-1) had won eight in a row before losing its first match of the season to McQuaid last Thursday.
The Northstars jumped out to a 1-0 match lead following a 25-16 win in the first set. C-NS grabbed the second set (25-19) for a 2-0 advantage, but ESM snatched the third set (25-23) to cut it to 2-1.
C-NS, however, squeezed out a tight fourth set at 31-29 to down the Spartans (8-4).
"I was happy that we jumped out in the first set," Lucia said. "We've started out slow in the past, but we showed a lot of maturity tonight."
Reece Congel finished with 12 kills, three blocks and an ace for the Northstars. Joe Seliger had four aces and 18 kills. Jack Waite chipped in 46 assists, two aces and a block. Carter King added two aces, 12 kills and a block.
For the Spartans, Austin Betts had 12 kills and four blocks. Cole Thomas finished with an ace, 15 kills and seven digs. Donovan Randall provided 40 assists and eight digs, and Tristan Henderson contributed seven kills, an ace, two blocks and five digs.
"These are good matches to have in Section III," Lucia said, giving credit to ESM and its coaches for their performance.
