After two games on the road, Sterling Heights is heading back home. They will welcome the New Haven Rockets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Sterling Heights sidestepped Hazel Park for a 3-2 victory.
Sterling Heights wouldn't go down easily and took Hazel Park into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 15-11.
Sterling Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, New Haven hadn't done well against Cardinal Mooney Catholic recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. New Haven sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Cardinal Mooney Catholic. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Sterling Heights is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. As for New Haven, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Sterling Heights was able to grind out a solid win over New Haven in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was New Haven's Gabby Goetz, who had 38 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sterling Heights still be able to contain Goetz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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