The Westfield Blue Devils will take on the Summit Hilltoppers at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Westfield earned a 2-0 victory over Rahway. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Westfield was: they took both sets by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Summit waltzed into their match on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Summit took both sets by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-17.
Summit was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Westfield's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Summit, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Westfield was able to grind out a solid win over Summit when the teams last played back in October of 2015, winning 2-0. Will Westfield repeat their success, or does Summit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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