Summit had pushed the Dragons to the limit in a 2-1 loss at Kent Place a mere 4 days ago and were looking to right the ship at home. Kent Place started off hot and came from behind to seal the games and match 25-12, 25-23.
Summit was down early in game 1 and couldn´t recover to make the game competitive. SHS managed only 4 kills and had no aces in a game in which it trailed 7-5 by the 3rd rotation but saw its deficit balloon to 10 after an 8-0 run that had KP up 15-8 at its conclusion. Kent Place had another 10-4 run and the game was over in 8 rotations. Katie Samay led the SHS attack with 2 kills.
Game 2 saw a much more spirited Hilltopper squad that scored 12 points in the game (7 kills, 5 aces). SHS was led again by Samay in game 2 as she hit for 3 kills but Grace Galuppo got the ball rolling in rotation 4 with 8 service points (5 aces) to give the Maroon and White a seemingly comfortable 13-5 lead. Summit was up 20-9 entering the 9th rotation when the wheels started coming off their game. Kent Place went on a 7-0 run that had the Dragons within striking distance at 20-16 before a Hilltopper kill stalled their momentum at 21-16. Summit still seemed in control despite the Dragon run but Kent Place never stopped pressuring the Hilltoppers, forcing the team to make plays to close them out. After a Mendez ace gave the Maroon and White a 23-19 lead, Summit looked like it would do just that and close out the Dragons and force a 3rd game. But that´s when the Hilltoppers failed to find the key plays that would´ve earned them the victory. Summit suffered a 6-0 run fueled by 2 Kent Place kills and 4 hitting errors that gave the win to the Dragons.
Samay was a bright spot in the game as she hit for 3 of the team´s 7 kills in the game and Galuppo went a perfect 10/10 with 5 aces to account for 8 of the team´s 12 earned points in game 2.
Samay led the Hilltoppers with 5 kills and Galuppo´s 11/12 serving and 5 aces were tops from the serving line. Galuppo and Mendez had 6 digs apiece to lead the Maroon and White and Amanda Fonseca chipped in 5 herself as the trio accounted for 17 of the 26 team digs.
JV PICKS UP 12th WIN
The JV Squad picked up their 12th victory of the season as it rolled over the Kent Place Dragons 25-11 in game 1 behind Olivia Elko´s serving who put the game away with 18 consecutive service points, blowing the game open, bringing SHS from a 6-9 deficit to a 24-10 lead. Elko was only 5 aces away from breaking the all-time season record for aces entering the match and she nailed 8 in game 1 alone to break the record previously set by MB Jackie Goda in 2009.
Game 2 was a far more competitive affair as the Dragons held 23-19 lead late after most of the match was a tight 1 or 2 point differential on both sides. A key kill by Katie McPhearson gave the ball back to the Hilltoppers trailing 23-20 and put Camille Della Piazza a chance to bring the Hilltoppers back. The Captain did not disappoint with 5 straight service points (2 aces) which gave the team a come from behind 25-23 victory. Elko added 2 more aces in game 2 to extend the record lead.
9th GRADERS PICK UP 2nd WIN
The 9th graders swept Kent Place in 2 games, 25-11, 25-15 behind the serving attack of Abby Doyle in game 1 and Cassandra Hrerovich in game 2. The 9th graders got some key kills in game 2 and Kyra Gunther and Krista Clapp added consistent setting along with Doyle to keep the pressure on the Dragons throughout the match. 9th Graders have earned a 2W-2L thus far in the season.
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