After a string of three wins, Grosse Pointe South's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Utica Eisenhower Eagles. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Grosse Pointe South started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-18, 25-17, 28-17.
Kayla Ostrander had an outrageously good game for Utica Eisenhower as she had 26 digs and three aces. Ostrander is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Grosse Pointe South's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10-1. As for Utica Eisenhower, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-3.
Grosse Pointe South's and Grosse Pointe North will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Utica Eisenhower, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against L'Anse Creuse North on the 3rd.
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