Pawnee City hadn't done well against Diller-Odell recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Pawnee City Indians skirted past the Diller-Odell Griffin 2-1. This was a revenge contest for the Indians, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-0 defeat when these two played last Thursday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Pawnee City who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 13-25, 25-20.
Pawnee City was led to victory by Shayla Puhalla and Cara Pierce. Puhalla had six aces and five digs, while Pierce had 13 digs and two aces. Those six aces gave Puhalla a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Pawnee City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Pawnee City's win bumped their record up to 11-17. As for Diller-Odell, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Pawnee City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Exeter-Milligan/Friend on the 15th. Diller-Odell has also already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Sacred Heart on the 15th.
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