9th Graders dispatched their New Providence neighbors in a 2-0 score-line to improve to 5W-0L! The young Hilltoppers continue to roll but would face their toughest test of the week on Thursday versus the Cranford Cougars.
Meanwhile JV was locked into a huge battle with the Pioneers as the New Providence squad used a consistent defense that led to many transition opportunities out of the middle to match the Hilltoppers offense. Despite an early Summit advantage, New Prov roared back to take a 24-23 lead and earn a set point. The Summit JV fought back to tie at 24 with a key kill by Abby Wells and then the junior stepped back and forced the Pioneers into a free ball error thanks to a tough serve and then, with the set on the line, she ripped an ace to seal the victory.
Set 2 saw the Hilltoppers take a 5 point lead at 19-14 and all seemed to be going the Maroon and Black's way but just like set 1, the Pioneers were not going to be an easy out thanks to their defense and forced a SHS time-out at 19-18 Summit. Unfortunately, the time-out failed to settle the troops and the Pioneers soon knotted the score at 19. Both squads kept slugging it out like heavyweights and neither side would yield an advantage as both teams were again tied late at 22. But then Wells got set the ball on a long rally that she finally put away to give the Top a 23-22 lead. But yet again the Pioneers fought that off and actually took a 24-23 lead to get another set point. SHS fought that point off but saw another set point against at 25-24 but Maeve Keegan got the set on a free ball return and she finished the attack in zone 5 to stave off that set point. Keegan went back to serve and ripped an ace to earn a match point and the next serve and return finished the job as the Hilltoppers improve to 6W-1L on a 27-25 win!!!
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