On Saturday, South Lyon East faced Utica Eisenhower in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Lyon East Cougars won by a set and slipped past the Utica Eisenhower Eagles 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was South Lyon East who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 16-25, 15-8.
South Lyon East was led to victory by Addison Stepp and Sam Bearer. Stepp had 12 digs, while Bearer had seven digs.
South Lyon East is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5-1 record this season. As for Utica Eisenhower, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-5.
South Lyon East wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against South Lyon on the 8th. Utica Eisenhower has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Romeo on the 9th.
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