On Monday, Unionville faced Downingtown East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Unionville Longhorns came out on top against the Downingtown East Cougars by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Longhorns also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Downingtown East still got an impressive performance from Hailey Long, who had 31 digs and three aces. Long is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Jamie Lizardo was another key player, getting 13 digs.
Unionville pushed their record up to 3-0-1 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Downingtown East, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-1-1 record.
Unionville will venture away from home to take on Bishop Shanahan at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Downingtown East, they will face off against Henderson at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Henderson will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Downingtown East surely won't give up without a fight.
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