After flying high against Zanesville last Thursday, Utica came back down to earth. The Utica Redskins fell just short of the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Redskins haven't had much luck with the Johnnies recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The 3-2 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by two points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 16-14.
Despite the defeat, Utica had strong showings from Callie Baker, who had 16 digs and two aces, and Madison Yates, who had 16 digs. That's the most aces Baker has posted in her last eight matchups.
Even though they lost, Utica 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 seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Utica's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Johnstown-Monroe, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Utica will stay at home for another game and welcome Lakewood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Johnstown-Monroe, they will host Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northridge is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so Johnstown-Monroe will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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