The Rahway Indians will head out to face off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rahway is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Rahway finally turned things around against Johnson on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Crusaders.
Rahway never let Johnson on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-14.
Nevaeh Lopez had a dynamite game for Rahway, getting nine digs, four aces, and three kills. Those four aces gave Lopez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Johnson, who had five aces and three kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Rahway was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas came up short against West Orange on Monday and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-7.
Rahway's record now sits at 3-15. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Rahway came up short against St. Thomas Aquinas when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 2-0. Can Rahway avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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