After flying high against Bradshaw Christian last Tuesday, Union Mine came back down to earth. The Union Mine Diamondbacks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rosemont Wolverine on Thursday. While the Diamondbacks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolverine 25-12 in the first set.
Union Mine started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-22.
When it comes to explaining why Union Mine lost, don't look at Ella Heuer. Despite the final result, she had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Heuer has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Union Mine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Union Mine's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Rosemont, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-11.
Union Mine will challenge Amador at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rosemont has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Monterey Trail on the 11th.
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