Summit has gone 8-2 against Rahway recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Summit Hilltoppers will be playing at home against the Rahway Indians at 4:30 p.m. Summit is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Summit had won five straight home games and Caroline Henry did her part to make it six on Thursday. Summit came out on top against Madison by a score of 2-0 thanks in part to Henry, who had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests.
While Summit won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-15.
Summit was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Rahway had to take a loss the last time they challenged Roselle Park but Journey Young made sure they didn't get the same satisfaction on Tuesday. Rahway had just enough and edged Roselle Park out 2-1 thanks in part to Young, who had 19 digs. With that strong performance, Henry is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Rahway got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 19-25, 25-15.
Summit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Rahway, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Summit has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Rahway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Summit was able to grind out a solid victory over Rahway in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. Will Summit repeat their success, or does Rahway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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