Union County is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Hagerstown is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Union County Patriots will welcome the Hagerstown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hagerstown took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Union County, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Union County beat Centerville 3-1.
Union County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-17.
Emma Wooley was a one-man wrecking crew for Union County as she had 12 digs, four kills, and four aces. Wooley is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Union County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hagerstown unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to Northeastern.
While Hagerstown had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 13-25, 25-19, 25-21.
The losing side was boosted by Ella Logston, who had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Union County's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Hagerstown, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Union County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Hagerstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Union County was able to grind out a solid win over Hagerstown when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Union County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hagerstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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