Pierce has won 11 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while CORE Butte has won 11 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Pierce Bears will host the CORE Butte Lynx at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Pierce made easy work of Winters and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pierce was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-6, 25-10.
Meanwhile, CORE Butte was able to grind out a solid win over Redding Christian on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (93-87) CORE Butte actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 11-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-23.
Macey Ascherman and Xitlali Gonzalez were among the main playmakers for CORE Butte as the former had four digs, two blocks, and a kill and the latter had 11 digs and four aces. That's the most blocks Ascherman has posted in her last six contests.
CORE Butte was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matches.
Pierce is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for CORE Butte, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Pierce has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like CORE Butte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pierce beat CORE Butte 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Does Pierce have another victory up their sleeve, or will CORE Butte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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