If Union Grove was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Locust Grove on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wolverines took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Whitewater Wildcats on Tuesday. The Wolverines were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Union Grove started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-9, 27-25, 25-22.
Riley Bethea paced Union Grove's offense, picking up 14 kills. Bethea got some help from Sadie Peterson and her 31 assists. Kylee Evans controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Union Grove's defeat ended a ten-match streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 30-7-1. As for Whitewater, they pushed their record up to 21-6-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
As of now, neither Union Grove nor the Wildcats have any future games scheduled.
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