It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Union Local can now relate to. They came up short against the Wheelersburg Pirates on Thursday, falling 3-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Jets were not able to get on the board.
Union Local was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-11, 25-22.
Olivia Wortman paced Union Local's offense, picking up 12 kills. Wortman were helped by
Delaney Butler and
Alayna Logan, who contributed 14 assists each. Finally,
Ameera Saunders kept Union Local's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Wheelersburg was led to victory by Mylee Gleim and Laikyn Hall. Gleim had 17 digs and two aces, while Hall had six digs.
Union Local moved to 22-4 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Wheelersburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.
Union Local does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Wheelersburg has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Adena on the 2nd.
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