Volleyball Preview: Union Mine Diamondbacks vs. Galt Warriors
Union Mine has gone 8-2 against Galt recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Union Mine Diamondbacks will head out to face off against the Galt Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Galt took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Union Mine, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Union Mine made easy work of Amador and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-8, 25-12.
Ella Heuer had a dynamite game for Union Mine, getting 14 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Heuer has posted since back in September.
Union Mine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Galt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Amador by a score of 3-2. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Buffaloes 25-23 in the first set.
Galt started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 23-25, 25-10, 25-13, 25-8.
Union Mine's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Galt, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Everything went Union Mine's way against Galt in their previous meeting back in September, as Union Mine made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Mine since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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