The Hilltoppers knew coming into this match that Scotch Plains-Fanwood was going to be a tough team to match up against but based on their tournament experience versus SPF earlier this year, the Hilltoppers felt that they could compete and perhaps surprise their opponent. SPF out-served and out-killed SHS though and took care of the Hilltoppers 25-14 and 25-18 in a 2-0 sweep.
The first set was decided early as Summit couldn't escape the errors and fell behind 11-2 after 6 hitting errors, 1 serving error and 2 free ball errors. SHS and Scotch Plains played pretty evenly from then on (12-14 SPF) but Summit just could not overcome the early hole they put themselves in and lost set 1 25-14. Summit hit -.199 for the set, 11/14 from the service line (79%) and hit only 1 ace while giving up 5 aces.
The second set was a much closer as the 8-9 score early on would indicate. Summit hit 4 kills in this stretch which matched the entire total for set 1. SPF went on a 5-1 run fueled by their serving that was only stopped after a Kathleen Morano kill. Summit kept fighting to close the gap between the teams (9-14) but Scotch Plains kept the pressure up and kept Summit at bay in the late stages of the set as they held a 20-14 lead.
A long rallied ensued where Julianne Smolyn was instrumental in keeping Summit alive and the team was able to outlast SPF and earn the point. This triggered a a short 2-0 run that had Summit to within 3 at 20-17. But an unforced free ball error ended the run and turned the tide of the set and match as Scotch Plains finished off the set with a 4-1 run that ended Summit's day 25-18.
Summit ended with 7 kills but hit only .040 for the set and went 15/19 from the service line (79%) with only 2 aces. The team only gave up 2 aces and had 13 digs in the set with Julianne Smolyn leading the way with 6.
JV EARNS 4TH WIN WITH TOUGH 2 SET WIN OVER SPF
The JV Squad earned their 4th win 25-20, 25-22 in a closely contested match that saw the Hilltoppers win the serving and hitting battle versus Scotch Plains-Fanwood. In set 1, Summit built up a 20-12 lead but a late run by SPF had them just within 1 at 20-19. A free ball error sparked a 4-1 run that sealed the set at 25-20.
Set 2 was close until 8-8 when Summit went on a 9-0 run that gave the Hilltoppers a 17-8 lead. SPF then went on 9-2 run that had them down 19-17 and after a few serving exchanges, Summit found themselves down 21-20. SPF had a key serving error which led to a 4-0 Summit run that put the Hilltoppers at the brink of the win at 24-21 but a serving error gave the ball back to Scotch Plains at 24-22 but another key service error by SPF sealed the set and match 25-22.
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