Volleyball Game Preview: Morristown Colonials vs. West Orange Mountaineers

By Team Reports Oct 24, 2024, 3:11am

Volleyball Preview: Morristown Colonials vs. West Orange Mountaineers

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The Morristown Colonials will head out to square off against the West Orange Mountaineers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Morristown will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Morristown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Immaculate Heart Academy, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Morristown was ranked sixth). Morristown came out on top against Immaculate Heart Academy by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday.

Morristown's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Immaculate Heart Academy between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18.

Meanwhile, West Orange waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Lakers.

While West Orange won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19.

Morristown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for West Orange, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.

Morristown came up short against West Orange in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Morristown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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