The Hilltoppers took care of some home cookin´ on Monday, sweeping a tough Rahway opponent by a 25-20, 25-11 score, relying on steady serving and timely offense to outscore the Indians in key points in the match.
In game 1, serving errors and inopportune hitting errors were part of the Summit reality and kept Rahway within range of the Hilltoppers at 12-10 through 6 rotations. Summit got key serves from Abby Wells and Bridget Dempsey late to turn a 17-16 lead into 23-20 by rotation 12. The Hilltoppers closed it out a rotation later for the 25-20 game 1 victory.
Game 1 was the Victoria MacArthur show as the junior rattled off 8 service points (4 aces) to blow open the 5-2 game and give the Top a 13-3 lead which SHS would not relinquish. Despite the next 3 rotations being a little flat for the Hilltoppers, Jordan Parella stepped up at 18-9 to drive the dagger into the Rahway hearts with a 3-0 run that squashed any chance of a comeback by the Indians with a 21-9 lead. Summit takes the set 25-11.
In game 2, serving errors and inopportune hitting errors were part of the Summit reality and kept Rahway within range of the Hilltoppers at 12-10 through 6 rotations. Summit got key serves from Abby Wells and Bridget Dempsey late to turn a 17-16 lead into 23-20 by rotation 12. The Hilltoppers closed it out a rotation later for the 25-20 game 2 victory.
Parella was an instrumental piece in the team´s success, contributing with some key defensive plays and running a very efficient offense in addition to her 6 service points for the match.
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