Utica is 4-0 against Zanesville since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Utica Redskins will look to defend their home court against the Zanesville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Utica didn't have quite enough to beat Northridge and fell 3-2.
Utica took Northridge into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-14, 25-14, 22-25, 15-6.
Utica might have lost, but man, Madison Yates was a machine: she had 15 digs and two aces. Yates is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Zanesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 36th straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Watkins Memorial.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-9, 21-25, 25-8.
Utica dropped their record down to 7-7 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Zanesville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Utica took their victory against Zanesville in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Utica have another victory up their sleeve, or will Zanesville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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