The Sparta Spartans came up short against the Millburn Millers on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Sparta was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Millburn work for it, especially in the first set. The final set scores came out to 27-25, 25-9.
Millburn got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Emma Krupkin out in front who had 11 digs and six kills. The team also got some help from Suhana Sehgal, who had 20 assists and five digs.
Sparta has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 matchups, dating back to last year. That's dragged them to a 1-13 record this season. As for Millburn, they are now 9-9, having gone 4-3 since their three-game losing streak ended.
Sparta and Millburn could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. The Spartans will challenge Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (#219 vs. #2). Meanwhile, Millburn (ranked 62nd) will meet Verona (ranked third) at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.
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