If Union County was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Tri last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Union County Patriots fell just short of the Hagerstown Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Union County took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 15-10.
When it comes to explaining why Union County lost, don't look at Emma Wooley. Despite the final result, she had 20 digs, seven kills, and 45 assists. Wooley is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Union County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Halle Pruitt had a dynamite game for Hagerstown, getting 22 digs and two aces.
Union County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for Hagerstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Union County and Whiteland are set to duel on Saturday. As for Hagerstown, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Centerville on the 10th.
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