After a string of three wins, Eagle's Landing's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Union Grove Wolverines by a score of 2-1. The Eagles have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as their game on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Eagle's Landing sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 26-28, 15-12.
Sasha Smith and Antonella Rodriguez certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Smith had six aces and three digs, while Rodriguez had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Eagle's Landing was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matches.
Union Grove found their leader in underclassman Mckenzie Burrell, who had seven digs and two aces.
Eagle's Landing's defeat dropped their record down to 32-10. As for Union Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season.
Eagle's Landing has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Locust Grove on the 12th. As for Union Grove, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy on the 12th.
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