It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Millburn had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Kennedy Memorial Mustangs. Winning may never get old, but the Millers sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Millburn took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-12.
Millburn found their leader in sophomore Ava Chen, who had ten aces and seven digs. The dominant performance gave Chen a new career-high in aces.
Chen wasn't the only good server: Millburn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Millburn is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Kennedy Memorial, they dropped their record down to 5-12 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Millburn will be playing in front of their home fans against Newark Central at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kennedy Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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