It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wise had no problem doing just that on Friday. They won by a set and slipped past the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders 3-2. This was a revenge matchup for the Pumas, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-1 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Wise had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 11-25, 25-19, 25-14, 16-14.
Wise was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive games.
Wise's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Eleanor Roosevelt, they moved to 13-7-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Wise will face off against Flowers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Flowers is coming into the contest with eight straight victories at home, so Wise will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Eleanor Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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