Volleyball Preview: Union Spartans vs. Rosewood Eagles
Union is 2-8 against Rosewood since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Union Spartans will be playing at home against the Rosewood Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Union is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to James Kenan, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-13.
The losing side was boosted by Morgan Smith, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Meanwhile, everything went Rosewood's way against Hobbton on Tuesday as Rosewood made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Rosewood was: they took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-5, 25-15, 25-7.
Rosewood found their leader in underclassman Bella Mazura, who had six aces and four digs. Mazura is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Rosewood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 20.2.
Union's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Rosewood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Union has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Rosewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Union came up short against Rosewood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Union have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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