After flying high against Western Harnett on Tuesday, Triton came back down to earth. The Hawks came up short against the Union Pines Vikings on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
While Triton ultimately came up short, they really made Union Pines work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-15, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Union Pines to victory, but perhaps none more so than Allie Bauer, who had 22 assists and four digs. Bauer has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 20 times she's played. Kirra Daberkow also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Triton's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Union Pines, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-2.
Triton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against South Johnston on the 7th. As for Union Pines, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Lee County on the 7th.
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