The Whiteland Warriors and the Union County Patriots are set to duel on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Whiteland lost 3-0 to Avon on Wednesday. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Whiteland was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-22.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Union County's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Hagerstown by a score of 3-2. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 26-24 in the first set.
Union County took Hagerstown into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Union County might have lost, but man, Emma Wooley was a machine: she had 20 digs, seven kills, and 45 assists. Wooley is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Union County 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 six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Whiteland's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Union County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.
Whiteland came up short against Union County in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Whiteland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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