After flying high against O'Neill last Tuesday, Pierce came back down to earth. The Pierce Bluejays took a 62-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Arlington Eagles on Thursday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arlington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emerson Timm, who went 5-for-12 on her way to 19 points and eight assists. Timm has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Macy Wolf, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 19 points and five rebounds.
Pierce's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Arlington, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Pierce and Arlington are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Bluejays duke it out with the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on February 28th. Milford will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Pierce surely won't give up without a fight. As for Arlington, they will square off against Central City at 7:00 p.m. on February 28th. Central City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season.
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