South Lyon East hasn't had much luck against Saline recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The South Lyon East Cougars' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Saline Hornets at 7:00 p.m.
South Lyon East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Utica Eisenhower, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (South Lyon East was ranked 18th). South Lyon East fell just short of Utica Eisenhower by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
South Lyon East came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Despite the loss, South Lyon East saw an underclassman step up: Addison Stepp had 17 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Stepp has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Saline can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Anchor Bay.
Saline never let Anchor Bay on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13.
South Lyon East's defeat dropped their record down to 24-6-1. As for Saline, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
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