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Cherry Hill East Girls Volleyball Tops West [Photos]

The Cougars gutted out a straight-set victory Wednesday.

Behind a combined 22-kill effort from three players, Cherry Hill East scored a straight-sets victory over crosstown rival Cherry Hill West Wednesday.

East's Chelsea Campbell (nine kills), Michelle DiVito (seven) and Natalia Majkut (six) were the offensive force for the Cougars, who cruised to a 25-15 win in the first set before fighting a back-and-forth, 25-22 battle in the second.

East's Aliyah Godwin added 24 assists, and the Cougars got 16 digs from Meghan Sooy, as the team improved to 12-3 on the season. West fell to 5-12 with the loss.

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