Volleyball Preview: Pierce Bluejays vs. Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays
Pierce has been on the road for eight straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. Guardian Angels Central Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Pierce, who comes in off a win.
Pierce is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 26th on Thursday. They put the hurt on O'Neill with a sharp 3-0 win.
Pierce never let O'Neill on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Guardian Angels Central Catholic took on Lutheran-Northeast on Thursday. Guardian Angels Central Catholic fell 2-0 to Lutheran-Northeast.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Guardian Angels Central Catholic had strong showings from Tia Strehle, who had 11 digs, and Emma Cohee, who had 13 assists. Cohee has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last 11 times she's played.
Pierce has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9.
Pierce came out on top in a nail-biter against Guardian Angels Central Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Pierce repeat their success, or does Guardian Angels Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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