Millburn unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Verona Hillbillies by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Millers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hillbillies apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Millburn sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 15-25, 25-9.
Seryn Lee paced Millburn's offense, picking up nine kills. Lee got some help from Franna Hawksworth and her 14 assists. Finally, Lee was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.
Verona pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Millburn is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will face off against Parsippany Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Verona, they will take on Mount St. Dominic Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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