Volleyball Preview: Lake Highlands Wildcats vs. Pearce Mustangs
Lake Highlands and Pearce are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The Lake Highlands Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Pearce Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lake Highlands sitting on nine straight victories and Pearce on five.
Last Tuesday, everything went Lake Highlands' way against Richardson as Lake Highlands made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Lake Highlands' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Pearce got the win against Richardson on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Pearce won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-12, 25-12.
Pearce's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emily Wissner led the charge by getting six digs and two aces. Wissner is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Woulfe, who had three digs and 25 assists.
Lake Highlands is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for Pearce, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-9.
Lake Highlands was able to grind out a solid win over Pearce in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Highlands since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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