Maybe it was the emotional drain of the Varsity match, maybe it was overconfidence, maybe a little of both but the JV Hilltoppers were not the same team against the Tigers of Linden that had opened up the 2015 with 2 wins. Summit fell a little short to the Tigers 25-21, 25-19.
SHS trailed early and was never in control of game 1 although the team fought back twice from deficits of 5 points in the game to tie the score (12-12 and 19-19). The team gave up 6 points on service errors and that turned out to be the difference in the game as the Tigers took game 1 25-21. Despite Summit's serving inconsistency on this day, the team got a spark by Bella D'Ambrosi who had 6 service points, including 4 aces, to give Summit a chance in game 1. Linden, however, committed less errors late in the game which led to their game 1 victory.
Game 2 provided much of the same with SHS trailing early and fighting to stay relevant throughout the game. Despite brief spurts of good play, the Hilltopper effort was largely inconsistent and Linden took full advantage closing out the game and match 25-19.
Taylor Thompson led the team with 18 assists and Julianna Fiore and Captain Madison Young spearheaded the offense with 4 kills apiece in a losing effort.
The team will attempt to right the ship and pick up a 3rd win agains Union, a team they lost to twice last year, this Friday at home.
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