Volleyball Game Preview: Cranford Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 2:16am

Volleyball Preview: Cranford Cougars vs. Linden Tigers

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The Cranford Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Linden Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cranford will be strutting in after a win while Linden will be coming in after a defeat.

Cranford will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Scotch Plains-Fanwood, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Cranford walked away with a 2-0 victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.

Meanwhile, Linden didn't have quite enough to beat Summit on Saturday and fell 3-2.

Linden took Summit into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 17-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20.

Cranford's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Linden, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Cranford came up short against Linden when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Cranford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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