Coming off the stunning upset of the Linden Tigers, Summit looked to continue the momentum by winning their first match at home against the Farmers of Union. Union came out firing and SHS just was not able to reach the level of play they attained in Linden and lost 25-8, 25-21.
In game 1, Summit allowed 5 straight aces and was down 5-0 within minutes. A kill by Casey Nardino stopped the slow start but a break of serve and 3 more aces later, Summit found themselves down 9-1 down and could never dig themselves out of the ditch. Union rolled to a 25-8 first game win.
In game 2, Summit shook off some of the first game feeling and had the score tied at 3 behind an Angela Scott block and kill. The Hilltoppers led 9-6 after a Farmer error and looked like they were on the right track but then the serve receive failed the team again. Union went on a 6-0 run fueled by numerous Hilltopper errors and took control at 12-10. Summit got 2 aces from Rau Soares and got the game knootted up at 12 to stem the Farmer surge. A Val Guzman kill had the Hilltoppers tied at 16 when the Farmers surged again with a 4-0 run to take a commanding 20-16 lead. SHS got as close as 21-23 after a Val Guzman kill but a service error killed the last bit of Hilltopper hope as Union took full advantage and scored the final point to close out the game and match 25-21 and drop the Hilltoppers to a 2W-2L record.
Meanwhile, the JV squad looked to avenge the lopsided defeats of 2014 at the hands of the Farmers and looked to be in a position to do so in game 1 but 3 crucial service errors late erased a 19-15 lead and saw the Farmers pull ahead 22-20. Union seemed to gain confidence from the run and pressured the Summit defense relentlessly in closing the game 25-22.
In game 2, Union took the momentum gained from game 1 and rolled on the Hilltoppers who could not find an answer for the Farmer serving and hitting attack. Summit found themselves down 19-5 and could not get any run going, finishing the game 25-10.
JV is now 2W-2L.
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