Pearce has gone 10-0 against MacArthur recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pearce Mustangs will face off against the MacArthur Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pearce has six straight wins, MacArthur has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Pearce had just enough and edged Lake Highlands out 3-2.
Pearce got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 34-32, 24-26, 15-13.
Pearce found their leader in underclassman Celia Martin, who had 17 digs and two aces. Martin is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when MacArthur faced off against Irving last Tuesday. MacArthur came up short against Irving, falling 3-0.
MacArthur was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Irving work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24, 25-22.
Pearce pushed their record up to 25-9 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for MacArthur, their loss dropped their record down to 4-19.
Pearce took their win against MacArthur in their previous meeting on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pearce since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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