After flying high against South Stanly on Thursday, Union Academy came back down to earth. The Cardinals came up short against the South Rowan Raiders on Monday, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Cardinals seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 25-16.
Kylie Wilson paced Union Academy's offense, picking up 11 kills. Wilson got some help from Sara Baker and her 25 assists. Finally, Brylee Mendoza kept Union Academy's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
South Rowan got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Campbell Withers out in front who had 31 digs. That's the most digs Withers has posted over her last eight contests. Raegan Shell was another key player, getting 21 assists and five digs.
Union Academy's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-2. As for South Rowan, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Union Academy has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against North Rowan on the 16th. As for South Rowan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Jay M. Robinson on the 16th.
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