Utica Eisenhower has been away from home for four games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will face off against the Grosse Pointe South Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Utica Eisenhower will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Dakota, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Utica Eisenhower put the hurt on Dakota with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
One reason for the win was Utica Eisenhower's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-12, 25-9.
Kayla Ostrander was a one-man wrecking crew for Utica Eisenhower as she had 19 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Grosse Pointe South was able to grind out a solid win over Romeo on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Grosse Pointe South had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 27-25, 25-18.
Utica Eisenhower pushed their record up to 33-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Grosse Pointe South, their win bumped their record up to 17-12-1.
Utica Eisenhower beat Grosse Pointe South 3-1 in their previous meeting on October 1st. Does Utica Eisenhower have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grosse Pointe South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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