Union is 9-1 against Carbon since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Union has three straight wins, Carbon has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Ogden wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Union, they should've done a better job of containing Camryn Huber. Everything went Union's way against Ogden on Tuesday as Union made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Huber, who had 16 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played.
Union's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Ogden between 18 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 25-21.
Union was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Carbon suffered their biggest defeat since October 3rd on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Emery.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Emery scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-17.
Union is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Carbon, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-19.
Union was able to grind out a solid win over Carbon in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Carbon's Ella Morley, who had ten digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Union still be able to contain Morley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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