East Wake Academy extended their postseason success on Saturday against Rosewood. They had just enough and edged the Rosewood Eagles out 3-2. The win was nothing new for East Wake Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
East Wake Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 19-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Wake Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mallie Pearce, who had 22 kills, 21 digs, and two aces. Pearce has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 20 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Snead, who had 29 digs and three aces.
East Wake Academy pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Rosewood, with the defeat, they broke their 15-game winning streak and moved their record to 24-3.
East Wake Academy will venture away from home to square off against Falls Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Falls Lake will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something East Wake Academy surely won't give up without a fight. Rosewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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