After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Daleville, Blue River Valley was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the Union City Indians 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
A big factor in the win was Blue River Valley's feisty defense: they held Union City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 25-5.
Blue River Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Union City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maegan Dickmann, who had 14 digs, three kills, and a block. Another player making a difference was Samantha Jones, who had eight digs, a kill, and 12 assists.
The victory got Blue River Valley back to even at 6-6. As for Union City, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Blue River Valley will take on Northeastern at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Northeastern is coming into the game with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Blue River Valley will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Union City, they will head out to take on Mississinawa Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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