Washburn hasn't had much luck against Union County recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Washburn Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Union County Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Washburn is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Thursday, Washburn earned a 3-1 win over Greenback.
Washburn was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 17-25, 25-17, 25-15.
Washburn's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jada Tooley, who had 15 digs, and Abigail Epperson, who had 15 digs, 12 kills, two aces, and a block. Epperson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Washburn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 23.2.
Meanwhile, Union County lost 3-0 to Gibbs on Tuesday.
Union County was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-10, 25-19.
Washburn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-14 record this season. As for Union County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Washburn might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Union County in their previous matchup back in August. Can Washburn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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