Upson-Lee has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Callaway Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Upson-Lee sidestepped Mary Persons for a 2-1 victory.
Upson-Lee had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 15-9.
Upson-Lee can attribute much of their success to Allie Richmond, who had 22 digs, and Kristein Long, who had six digs and three aces. Long has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Upson-Lee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Callaway had just enough and edged Rutland out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Upson-Lee pushed their record up to 12-12 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Callaway, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.
Upson-Lee was able to grind out a solid win over Callaway in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Will Upson-Lee repeat their success, or does Callaway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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