It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Union can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Richfield Wildcats on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cougars of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2019.
While Union ultimately came up short, they really made Richfield work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Union had strong showings from Camryn Huber, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Aliah Martin, who had 13 digs.
Even though they lost, Union was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive games.
Kendi Rollins was the offensive standout of the match as she had 11 digs.
The defeat snapped Union's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 20-10 record. As for Richfield, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-13.
Union didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Grantsville on the 2nd. As for Richfield, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against North Sanpete on the 2nd.
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