The 9th Graders sweep Linden 2-0 at home for 4th straight win!!!
The JV Squad struggled early with serving but quickly changed their fortunes as Victoria MacArthur went to serve trailing 7-5. MacArthur proceeded to rattle off 8 service points which gave the Maroon and White a solid 13-7 lead before a break of serve got the Tigers back to within striking distance at 8-13. But then, up by a 14-9, Hope Basaman went on a 9-0 serving spree which all but erased any Linden ¨hope¨ with the score 23-10. The game was essentially over and the 25-13 final game 1 score was reflective of the serving dominance of the team.
Game 2 was much of the same. Linden tied up early at 4 before Abby Wells stepped up and rattled off 7 service points to give SHS an 11-4 lead. Linden tried to fight back but just could not solve the JV defense and, with the score 13-6, the Hilltoppers saw Isabelle Meltzer kill the game with an 11-0 run that sealed the deal at 25-6.
JV has a 4W-0L record now.
Varsity out-scored Linden 35-12 in a 25-12, 25-21 sweep but it looked like, at certain points, that the score could turn at any moment against the Hilltoppers. Summit jumped out to an 8-2 lead, notching 3 aces and 2 kills by Kiera Stocks, Vivian Roberts and Catherine Eldrige. That run forced a time-out from the Indians and it seemed to work initially as a short but intense rally ensued that the RHS squad celebrated when they won the point but another 6-0 run by the Top which pushed the lead to 14-4. Two hitting errors later and the Summit faithful saw the team only lead 14-7 but Erin Vostal put a stop to any hopes of a comeback with a kill and an ace to wrest control of the match.
At 16-8, Summit went on a 5-0 run (Eva Oberhuber 2 kills, Eldridge 1 block) and the game was essentially over at 21-8. SHS had massive advantages in game 1, in any metric, which helped their dominance today. (Summit 9 kills - Linden 2 , Summit 6 aces - Linden 1...)
The Hilltoppers played everyone in game 2 and still saw SHS beat Linden 11-7 in kills and earn an 8-1 advantage in blocks and aces combined over their opponent. Sarah Brennan again leads the team in service points and serve rating this match which helped the squad jump out again to an early lead (8-3). This lead lasted right through the 1/2 way point of the match when Annabela Yorio dropped 2 kills and Erin Vostal added an ace to balloon the lead to 15-7. It looked all but over with the score at 17-8 but the Tigers kept trying to claw their way back and finally hit a 5-1 mini run which got them to within 5 at 18-13. Despite a break of serve, SHS struggled to regain control and saw their lead shrink to 20-18 on a 5-2 run. A lucky service error by the Tigers gave the ball to Summit and with a little breathing room, Summit reacted aggressively and gave the team a 23-18 lead before losing serve but the damage was done and the result was a 25-21 second victory for the Hilltoppers.
Varsity is now 4W-0L and sit alone on top of the Mountain Division.
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