If Utica was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of East Knox last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Utica Redskins fell just short of the Heath Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Redskins were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Utica sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 20-25, 25-11, 14-25, 15-13.
Utica lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Madison Yates, who had 21 digs. Yates is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Baker, who had 13 digs.
Heath was led to victory by Bradlee Higgins and Adrienne Pethel. Higgins had 15 digs, while Pethel had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Pethel has posted since back in August.
Utica's record now sits at 11-10. As for Heath, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
Utica has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Licking Valley on the 10th. As for Heath, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Watkins Memorial on the 10th.
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