Okemos and DeWitt are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Okemos will head out to face DeWitt after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Okemos fell just short of Grand Ledge by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Wolves let down their fans at home.
Okemos wouldn't go down easily and took Grand Ledge into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-18, 25-15, 19-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, DeWitt had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Vikings 3-0.
One reason for the win was DeWitt's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-5, 25-3.
DeWitt can attribute much of their success to Natalie Clacko, who had seven aces. The dominant performance gave Clacko a new career-high in aces.
DeWitt was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in three consecutive matches.
Okemos' defeat dropped their record down to 10-6-2. As for DeWitt, their record now sits at 11-8-1.
Okemos came up short against DeWitt in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Okemos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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