The Millburn Millers will head out on the road to square off against the West Orange Mountaineers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Millburn will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Millburn beat Glen Ridge 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Millburn was: they took both sets by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-17.
Millburn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charli Haase led the charge by getting ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Haase has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Franna Hawksworth, who had four digs and 13 assists.
Millburn couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.9% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, West Orange entered their contest against Nutley on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Orange fell 2-0 to Nutley. The Mountaineers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-12.
Millburn pushed their record up to 6-6 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Orange, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Millburn has serving mastered this season, having averaged 4.8 aces per game. However, it's not like West Orange struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Millburn came up short against West Orange when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Millburn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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