Pierce had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Milford Eagles 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bluejays.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-105) Pierce actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Libbie Reil, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Pierce is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. As for Milford, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-10.
Pierce will take on Wahoo at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Wahoo will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Pierce surely won't give up without a fight. Milford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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