It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Union Mine can now relate to. They came up short against the Ripon Indians on Thursday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Diamondbacks have suffered since September 5th.
Union Mine may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 12 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-12, 25-12.
Kyra Wooden paced Union Mine's offense, picking up six kills. Wooden got some help from
Allison Eschleman and her ten assists. Finally,
Clara Brown kept Union Mine's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Leading Ripon to victory were Alayna Sprinkle and Amelia Lara. Sprinkle had seven aces and three digs, while Lara had seven digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Sprinkle is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
With the defeat, Union Mine broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-7. As for Ripon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-2 record this season.
Union Mine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ripon, they will square off against Bear River at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bear River will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Ripon surely won't give up without a fight.
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