It was a good run, but Pearce unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Highlands Wildcats. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 14-25, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Pearce saw an underclassman step up: Celia Martin had 16 digs.
Lake Highlands had a senior duo take command as Stella Leath had 18 digs and Kennedy Calabrese had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Calabrese has posted since back in August.
Pearce's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-9. As for Lake Highlands, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season.
Pearce didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against MacArthur on the 1st. Lake Highlands has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Nimitz on the 1st.
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