Volleyball Recap: North Union Comes Up Short

North Union and Madison Plains squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but North Union had to settle for second. They came up short against the Madison Plains Golden Eagles, falling 3-0. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2018.

North Union 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 25-19, 25-23, 25-19.

Katelyn Zimmerman paced North Union's offense, picking up eight kills. Zimmerman got some help from Kennedy Harrah and her 22 assists. Finally, Zimmerman was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high three blocks.

Madison Plains had a senior duo take command as Addison Hawkins had seven digs and four aces and Kiana Gabler had 12 digs. The dominant performance gave Hawkins a new career-high in aces.

North Union's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Madison Plains, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.

North Union does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Madison Plains has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Willard on the 31st.

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