Volleyball Recap: Cara Pierce's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Pawnee City over Southern

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 3:35pm

Volleyball Recap: Pawnee City Indians vs. Southern Raiders

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Pawnee City was the 2-0 winner over Southern when they last played one another last Saturday, but their luck changed this time around. The Pawnee City Indians took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southern Raiders on Monday. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

While Pawnee City was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22.

Pawnee City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cara Pierce, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Pierce has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Maloley, who had seven digs and 11 assists.

Pawnee City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Southern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.

Pawnee City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory vs. Lewiston on the 17th. Southern has also already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Tri County on the 17th.

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