The second-seeded Absegami got some revenge against top-seeded Egg Harbor Township on Friday, winning a tough second set 25-21, 27-25 to advance to the Cape Atlantic League on the road. won the tournament title.
Eight days earlier, Egg Harbor Township had defeated Absegami in three games to win the Cape Atlantic League regular season title. Absegami finished with an 18-5 record and Egg Harbor Township finished with a 17-6 record and advanced to the NJSIAA playoffs.
Eight days earlier, Egg Harbor Township defeated Absegami in three games to win the Cape Atlantic League regular season title. Abegami is 18-5 and Egg Harbor Township is 17-6 and will advance to the NJSIAA playoffs.
“Egg Harbor Township has established themselves as the class of the Cape Atlantic League, so if we had a chance to beat them, even on their home floor, it would feel really good,” Absegami said. coach Zach Mack said.
Both sets were tough and nail-biting with bare hands. In the first set, no team led by more than three points, and the game was tied at 20 until a service error and Chikaodi Wokocha beat an Eagle blocker for a dink that gave the Braves the breathing room they needed. .
With a game-leading 11 kills, Wokocha and his teammates took it to the next level with the final points of each game.
“We've been practicing the final point scenario in practice when we're tired,” Wokocha said. “It was good to see the results today. I'm grateful to the coach for that. I don't think we could have won today's game without that practice.”
“Cody sometimes leaves me a little speechless because he does his best when the team needs him the most,” Mack said.
“There are a lot of good players in the CAL, but I think what sets him apart is that he has the talent to show up when the team needs him. He did a great job of putting his shots together.”
The Eagles missed match point twice, but a hitting error gave Absegami the winning run.
Late in the second set, it looked like the Eagles had tied the set at 26-all, but after the referee's press conference, it was determined that the Eagles had missed a call, and EHT's points disappeared in post-critical time. Despite the loss to Egg Harbor Township, Eagles coach Christian Wieck said it was the right move.
“The referee's decision was correct,” Wiehy said. “They got together and realized they didn't get the call and that it was supposed to be a replay. No harm done, no foul play.”
Samin Ishlaq scored seven goals for the Blades, and Xavier Vazquez had 18 assists. Christian Vitienrat had six kills for Egg Harbor Township.
Wiehy said it was a great game for his team to learn from making the playoffs.
“We already won the conference championship and a tournament trophy would have been nice, but Absegami absolutely deserved it today,” said Egg Harbor Township coach Weehy. “They outplayed us. They played consistently well throughout the game and hats off to them.”
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