If Union Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Charlotte Catholic last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cardinals fell 3-1 to the East Mecklenburg Eagles on Monday. The Cardinals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Union Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-10, 25-22, 25-22.
Dhruv Srinivasan paced Union Academy's offense, picking up 13 kills. Srinivasan got some help from Carter Zorn and his 16 assists. Zorn was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.
Adalberto Gomez was nothing short of spectacular for East Mecklenburg: he had 14 digs and seven aces. Gomez has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last four times he's played.
Union Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3. As for East Mecklenburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Union Academy has already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against East Burke on the 9th. As for East Mecklenburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Palisades on the 8th.
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