Volleyball Recap: Ypsilanti Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 5:37pm

Volleyball Recap: Ypsilanti Grizzlies vs. Chelsea Bulldogs

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Ypsilanti was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to the Chelsea Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Grizzlies of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2018.

While Ypsilanti was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Chelsea's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-19, 25-21.

Chelsea had a senior duo take command as Maddie Mckale had seven digs and four aces and Ellie Kuck had eight digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Mckale a new career-high in aces.

Ypsilanti's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-12. As for Chelsea, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 21-10-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ypsilanti will face off against Arbor Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ypsilanti is facing Arbor Prep at the right time seeing as Arbor Prep is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Chelsea, they will challenge Manchester at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chelsea will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.

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