It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Millburn had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Newark Central Blue Devils. The win was familiar territory for the Millers who have now won seven matches in a row.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Millburn was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-12.
Millburn's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Franna Hawksworth, who had six aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Hawksworth a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Charli Haase, who had eight digs.
Millburn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
Millburn pushed their record up to 21-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Newark Central, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
Millburn will play host again on Friday to welcome Scotch Plains-Fanwood, where the match is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Scotch Plains-Fanwood will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Millburn surely won't give up without a fight. Newark Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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