Union Grove came tearing into Saturday's matchup with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Eagle's Landing Eagles out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Wolverines, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Union Grove who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 26-28, 15-12.
Union Grove found their leader in underclassman Mckenzie Burrell, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Burrell has posted since back in September.
Union Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Eagle's Landing had strong showings from Sasha Smith, who had six aces and three digs, and Antonella Rodriguez, who had four digs and two aces.
Union Grove is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. As for Eagle's Landing, they moved to 32-10 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Union Grove has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy on the 12th. As for Eagle's Landing, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Locust Grove on the 12th.
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