The Union Mine Diamondbacks will venture away from home to square off against the Bradshaw Christian The Pride at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Union Mine took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Argonaut as Union Mine made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Union Mine's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14, 25-13.
Union Mine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bradshaw Christian got the win against Galt on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the The Pride.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-19, 25-15.
Union Mine is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Bradshaw Christian, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Union Mine has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Bradshaw Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Union Mine skirted past Bradshaw Christian 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Mine since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
