The Union Local Jets will head out to challenge the East Liverpool Potters at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Union Local is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Meadowbrook just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colts. The loss continues a trend for the Jets in their matchups with the Colts: they've now lost three in a row.
Union Local took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Myah Martin, who had 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Burley, who had 19 digs.
Even though they lost, Union Local kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, East Liverpool had just enough and edged Beaver out 3-2 on Tuesday.
East Liverpool took Beaver into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12.
Having lost for the first time this season, Union Local fell to 9-1. As for East Liverpool, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Everything went Union Local's way against East Liverpool in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 as Union Local made off with a 3-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Liverpool's Faith Grafton, who had 20 digs. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Union Local to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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