After three games on the road, Irving is heading back home. They will host the Pearce Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Irving made easy work of Wyatt and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Irving took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-15, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Pearce waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Vikings 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Pearce was: they took every set by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-11, 25-8.
Pearce relied on the efforts of Elle Parisi, who had 14 digs, and Samantha Woulfe, who had four aces and three digs. Woulfe is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 11 or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season.
Pearce was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They are 3-1 when they serve more than ten aces.
Irving is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Pearce, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
Irving might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Pearce in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Irving avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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