Pittsburg is 2-8 against Heritage since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pittsburg Pirates and the Heritage Patriots are set to duel.
Pittsburg is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Freedom, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Heritage got the win against Deer Valley on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
One reason for the win was Heritage's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14, 25-13.
Heritage's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elina Buganan Cook, who had three aces and 11 assists. That's the most aces Buganan Cook has posted in her last seven matches.
Heritage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Pittsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Heritage, their record is now 15-11.
Pittsburg suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Heritage in their previous meeting back in September. Can Pittsburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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