The Utica Chieftains are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Athens Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Utica is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 10th on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Sterling Heights Stevenson.
Utica never let Sterling Heights Stevenson on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.
Utica was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
Meanwhile, Athens came into Thursday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Churchill two weeks ago as Athens made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Athens won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18, 25-21.
Utica's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-18. As for Athens, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Utica has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Athens struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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