Volleyball Preview: Mount Olive Marauders vs. Parsippany Hills Vikings
Mount Olive is 6-1 against Parsippany Hills since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mount Olive Marauders will face off against the Parsippany Hills Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Mount Olive is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Last Wednesday, Mount Olive was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain Lakes, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mount Olive took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14.
Mount Olive can attribute much of their success to Emily Fusiarz, who had four digs and 17 assists. Fusiarz is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Mount Olive was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Parsippany Hills and Morris Hills met for a duel on Wednesday where Parsippany Hills prevailed. Parsippany Hills walked away with a 2-0 win over Morris Hills.
Parsippany Hills never let Morris Hills on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19.
Mount Olive has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Parsippany Hills, their record now sits at 13-7.
Mount Olive came out on top in a nail-biter against Parsippany Hills in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Olive since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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