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Ridge Girls Volleyball Edges Voorhees

Devils rebound from opening-game loss to post 2-1 win.

The Ridge girls varsity volleyball team bounced back from a first-game defeat to knock off Voorhees High School 2-1 at home on Tuesday.

The Red Devils struggled against Voorhees in the first game, losing 25-20 before rebounding to win the final two games by scores of 25-13 and 25-11.

"They outplayed us in the first match, but they [Ridge]  made up for it in the next two games," Ridge coach Joanne Milot said.

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Milot said the victory is an important one for the team. "This was for the conference championship. We lost in three [games] to them earlier this season, and now we took them in three."

She said she believed that Ridge (13-3), ranked No. 8 in Group IV by The Star-Ledger, will be ahead in overall points for the two matches. 

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