Volleyball Preview: Union County Fightin' Tigers vs. Branford Buccaneers
Union County is 2-8 against Branford since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Union County Fightin' Tigers are on the road again to play the Branford Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lafayette by a score of 3-1.
Union County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 29-27, 25-12.
Bella Johns was nothing short of spectacular: she had 21 digs.
Meanwhile, Branford entered their tilt with Dixie County on Tuesday with 20 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 21. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-11, 25-21.
Union County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Branford, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
Union County suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Branford in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Union County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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