Union Mine's tournament run continued when they took on East Nicolaus on Saturday. The Diamondbacks fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 2-1. The Diamondbacks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Their offense was headlined by Kyra Wooden and Zoe Garcia, who picked up six kills apiece. They got some help from Allison Eschleman and her ten assists. Garcia also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Ella Heuer, racking up two apiece.
Leading East Nicolaus to victory were Ashlynn Tagala and Sydney Anderson. Tagala had 11 digs and three assists, while Anderson had three aces. That's the most aces Anderson has posted over her last 14 matches.
Union Mine's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for East Nicolaus, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 23-2.
Coming up, Union Mine will head out to challenge Galt at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Nicolaus, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills on the 20th.
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