Mount Olive waltzed into their matchup on Sunday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Academy of St. Elizabeth Panthers. This was payback for the Marauders, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Mount Olive easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14.
Among those leading the charge was Genessa Baltazar, who had 14 digs.
Mount Olive couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.7% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Mount Olive pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Academy of St. Elizabeth, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Mount Olive will play host again on Tuesday to welcome West Morris Mendham, where the match is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. As for Academy of St. Elizabeth, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Kinnelon at 4:00 p.m.
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