It was a good run, but Downingtown East unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Unionville Longhorns. The Cougars have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as their game on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Lizardo, who had 13 digs.
Even though they lost, Downingtown East 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 five consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Downingtown East fell to 9-1-1. As for Unionville, they pushed their record up to 3-0-1 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Downingtown East will welcome Henderson at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Henderson will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Downingtown East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Unionville, they are headed away from home for the first time to face off against Bishop Shanahan at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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