After losing to Utica the last time they met, Heath decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Heath Bulldogs won by a set and slipped past the Utica Redskins 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Heath who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-11, 14-25, 15-13.
Leading Heath to victory were Bradlee Higgins and Adrienne Pethel. Higgins had 15 digs, while Pethel had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Pethel has posted since back in August.
Utica lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Madison Yates, who had 21 digs. Yates is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Baker, who had 13 digs.
Heath's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Utica, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Heath didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Watkins Memorial on the 10th. Utica has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Licking Valley on the 10th.
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