Volleyball Preview: Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils vs. Utica Eisenhower Eagles
Grosse Pointe South is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Utica Eisenhower is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grosse Pointe South will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Romeo, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Grosse Pointe South walked away with a 3-1 victory over Romeo on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 21-25, 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Utica Eisenhower hadn't done well against Dakota recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Utica Eisenhower's way against Dakota as Utica Eisenhower made off with a 3-0 win.
Utica Eisenhower was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-20.
Utica Eisenhower found their leader in underclassman Anna Bellomo, who had eight digs.
Utica Eisenhower was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 4-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Grosse Pointe South is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8-1 record this season. As for Utica Eisenhower, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
Grosse Pointe South came up short against Utica Eisenhower in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, falling 3-1. Can Grosse Pointe South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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