The Hilltoppers were entering their match versus the Dayton Bulldogs fresh off their best weekend of the year with 2 3 set losses versus top 10 teams in the county and 2 significant wins versus Rahway and Roselle Park. Maybe it was overconfidence or looking past their opponent to tomorrow's county match but either way, Summit was not ready for the Bulldogs and played error filled volleyball that allowed the Bulldogs to have the opportunity to steal the match 23-25, 25-20 and 17-25.
The first set was a back and forth affair but defined by both Summit's scoring and errors. Although the team scored 12 points on kills and 5 on aces, SHS also had 8 hitting errors and 5 service errors. Dayton on the other hand mustered only 6 kills, 2 blocks and 4 aces (SHS 17 points v Dayton 12 points) but had only 6 total errors. The Hilltoppers had 31 total attack attempts to Dayton's 14 but the 13 unforced errors committed by SHS were too much to overcome.
The 2nd set saw a new lineup enter the match for Summit as Coach Martins tried to find a spark. Summit managed only 4 kills, 4 aces and 1 block for a mere 9 points but the team only missed 2 serves and the serving pressure kept Dayton's attacks out of system which forced the Bulldogs into numerous errors. Dayton matched Summit's point total with 9 points and out-killed SHS 6-4 but the 6 service errors by the Bulldogs turned out to be the deciding factor in the set as Summit held on for a 25-20 set win.
The 3rd set started off badly for SHS as the team trailed 7-1 early and never got on track, getting only as close as 14-17 late before Dayton went on an 8-3 run to finish Summit off. The Hilltoppers put out the best hitters of the day for set 3 but the team only managed 4 kills, 1 ace and 2 blocks in the set. Dayton was the recipient however of 8 Summit hitting errors, 2 missed serves and 1 ball handling error. Summit was outscored 10-7 in the set but it was the Hilltoppers' 15 errors that ended the set and match for the team.
JV CLOSES OUT BULLDOGS FOR 7TH WIN
The JV team used their serving and an error free attack to control their match versus the Bulldogs. Although the squad trailed midway through both sets (15-12 and 13-11), the team bounced back and kept the serving pressure up and made key hits to distance themselves late from the Bulldogs and win a straight 2-0 25-21, 25-17 for their 7th victory of the season.
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