The Union Cougars will face off against the Emery Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Union is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering North Sanpete just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 3-0.
While Union was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into North Sanpete's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Emery didn't have quite enough to beat Manti on Thursday and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Emery sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 25-27, 16-14.
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Emery, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Union took their victory against Emery in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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