After flying high against Cambridge City Lincoln last Thursday, Union County came back down to earth. The Union County Patriots fell just short of the Western Panthers by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Patriots have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Union County sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-13, 21-25, 17-15.
Katie Mccashland and Mackinzey Carter certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Mccashland had 18 digs and two aces, while Carter had seven digs. Mccashland is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Western can attribute much of their success to Brynley Erb, who had 13 digs.
Union County's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Western, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Union County is on the road again on Saturday to play Noblesville at 10:00 a.m. The last three games Noblesville has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Western, they will take on Shelbyville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Western is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
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