Volleyball Preview: Pierce Bears vs. Paradise Bobcats
Pierce is 7-0 against Paradise since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pierce Bears will challenge the Paradise Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pierce has five straight wins, Paradise has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Pierce will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Colusa, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Pierce's way against Colusa on Tuesday as Pierce made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bears have posted against the RedHawks since September 26, 2019.
While Pierce won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-23.
Macey Myers went supernova for Pierce, getting 23 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Myers has posted in her last eight matchups.
Pierce kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Paradise came up short against Winters on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-19, 19-25, 25-16, 25-16.
Pierce has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Paradise, their loss dropped their record down to 1-21.
Pierce took their victory against Paradise in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pierce since the team 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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