Leetonia hasn't had much luck against United recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Leetonia Bears' road trip will continue as they head out to face the United Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Last Monday, Leetonia didn't have quite enough to beat Valley Christian and fell 3-2.
Leetonia wouldn't go down easily and took Valley Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, United entered their tilt with Valley Christian on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Eagles 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant United was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-11.
United found their leader in underclassman Baylee Smith, who had eight digs and two aces. Smith is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
United 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 nine aces in three consecutive games.
Leetonia's loss dropped their record down to 0-15. As for United, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Leetonia might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from United when the teams last played back in September. Can Leetonia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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