Harrison faced Bridgewater-Raritan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Blue Tide took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Blue Tide were not able to get on the board.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Bridgewater-Raritan scored at least 19 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20.
Alaittim Deleon paced Harrison's offense, picking up seven kills. Deleon got some help from Jeremy Rivera and his 17 assists. Rivera was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, Harrison fell to 18-1. As for Bridgewater-Raritan, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Harrison wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against North Bergen on the 7th. Bridgewater-Raritan has also already played their next contest (against Southern Regional), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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