Volleyball Preview: Nutley Maroon Raiders vs. Millburn Millers
Nutley has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Millburn Millers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Nutley didn't have quite enough to beat West Orange and fell 2-1. While the Maroon Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mountaineers 27-25 in the first set.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 27-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Millburn earned a 2-0 win over Caldwell on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Millers.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Millburn was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-10.
Millburn can attribute much of their success to Franna Hawksworth, who had three digs and 18 assists.
Millburn couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.7% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September.
Nutley's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Millburn, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Nutley came up short against Millburn in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Nutley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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