The Utica Eisenhower Eagles are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Marian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Utica Eisenhower is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Romeo.
Utica Eisenhower took Romeo into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 15-12.
Utica Eisenhower can attribute much of their success to Anna Bellomo, who had 20 digs, and Rease Buza, who had 13 digs and seven kills. Buza has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Utica Eisenhower kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Marian had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Lions 3-0.
Marian was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-15, 25-17.
Marian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 44-7 record this season. As for Utica Eisenhower, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 38-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Utica Eisenhower has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Marian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Utica Eisenhower came out on top in a nail-biter against Marian in their previous matchup back in October, sneaking past 2-1. Does Utica Eisenhower have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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