The Union County Patriots and the Shenandoah Raiders are set to duel on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Union County has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Shenandoah will arrive with six straight victories.
Last Saturday, Union County didn't have quite enough to beat Lawrenceburg and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Union County sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 22-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah made easy work of Blue River Valley on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Raiders have posted against the Vikings since September 14, 2019.
Shenandoah never let Blue River Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-23.
Union County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Shenandoah, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Union County was able to grind out a solid win over Shenandoah in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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