South Plainfield was handed a three-set loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Union Farmers 2-1. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was South Plainfield who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 19-25, 25-21.
Kyara Knight paced South Plainfield's offense, picking up ten kills. Knight got some help from Emily Tran and her 13 assists. Cassandra Penny controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
South Plainfield now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Union, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
South Plainfield has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against St. Thomas Aquinas on the 7th. Union has also already played their next matchup (against Oak Knoll), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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