There's no place like home for Millburn, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the West Orange Mountaineers on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Millers also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2024.
Millburn had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-19.
Sydney Grani paced Millburn's offense, picking up 15 kills. Grani got some help from Franna Hawksworth and her 30 assists. Hawksworth was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Despite the defeat, West Orange had strong showings from Cailee Cassidy, who had six digs and two aces, and Maelat Kidane, who had 14 digs. Cassidy has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. Adonya Kidane also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Millers
| 10/30/25 vs West Orange | 3-1 |
| 10/24/25 vs Bloomfield | 2-0 |
| 10/22/25 vs Cedar Grove | 2-0 |
| 10/21/25 vs Cranford | 2-0 |
| 10/10/25 vs Montville | 2-0 |
| + 8 more games |
Millburn's victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for West Orange, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season.
Millburn will square off against Payne Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Orange has already played their next match (against Montclair), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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