West Orange was the 2-1 winner over Passaic County Tech when they last played one another back in September of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Mountaineers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The loss put an end to the Mountaineers' undefeated start to the season.
West Orange came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Nola Duncan paced West Orange's offense, picking up 19 kills. Duncan got some help from Cailee Cassidy and her 24 assists. Finally, Reese Rembert and Olivia Raines kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked three attacks.
Having lost for the first time this season, West Orange fell to 2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Orange will take on Livingston at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Passaic County Tech, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Hackensack at 4:15 p.m.
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