The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will head out to face off against the Utica Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
On Monday, Mt. Vernon didn't have quite enough to beat Bexley and fell 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Mt. Vernon lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 17-25, 21-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Mt. Vernon might have lost, but man, Audrey Stuller was a machine: she had 35 digs and seven aces. With that strong performance, Stuller is now averaging an impressive 2.3 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Suttyn Caughlan, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Utica got the win against Lakewood on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The Redskins haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Utica walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-21.
Mt. Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Utica, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Mt. Vernon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Utica in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Yellowjackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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