It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Union County can now relate to. They fell just short of the Branford Buccaneers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Fightin' Tigers in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Union County wouldn't go down easily and took Branford into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 17-25, 19-25, 17-15.
Jailyn Simmons paced Union County's offense, picking up 15 kills. Simmons got some help from
Abby Williams and her 20 assists.
Kamryn Southerland controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Union County's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Branford, their win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-3.
Union County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Branford, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Baker, where the match is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Baker will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Branford surely won't give up without a fight.
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