Volleyball Preview: Union Cougars vs. Grantsville Cowboys
Union has been away from home for eight games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Grantsville Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. Grantsville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Union, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Union sidestepped Morgan for a 3-2 victory.
Union was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 26-24, 15-10.
Union found their leader in underclassman Aliah Martin, who had 14 digs. Those 14 digs set a new season-high mark for Martin.
Union was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Grantsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to North Sevier.
Grantsville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23.
Union has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Grantsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
Union took their win against Grantsville in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Union repeat their success, or does Grantsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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