Union Mine is 2-8 against El Dorado since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Union Mine Diamondbacks are taking a road trip to take on the El Dorado Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Union Mine made easy work of Galt and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Diamondbacks.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Union Mine took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-15, 25-12.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for El Dorado, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bradshaw Christian 3-2.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 26-24, 27-25, 18-25, 15-4.
Morgan Bell had a dynamite game for El Dorado, getting six digs and five aces. That's the most aces Bell has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocelyn Hunter, who had 11 digs.
El Dorado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive contests.
Union Mine has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for El Dorado, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Union Mine has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like El Dorado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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