There's no place like home for Pierce, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Battle Creek Braves on Tuesday. The Bluejays have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Braves, too.
Pierce wouldn't go down easily and took Battle Creek into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-27, 15-10.
Pierce was led to victory by Josie Painter and Haley Scholting. Painter had 20 digs and two assists, while Scholting had nine digs and four aces. Those nine digs gave Scholting a new career-high.
Despite the defeat, Battle Creek had strong showings from Ava Kuchar, who had 36 assists and 11 digs, and Jaidyn Smutny, who had 26 digs and three assists.
Bluejays
| 09/16/25 vs Battle Creek | 3-2 |
| 09/02/25 vs North Bend Central | 3-0 |
| 08/28/25 vs Stanton | 3-0 |
| 11/02/24 vs Concordia | 3-0 |
| 10/28/24 vs O'Neill | 3-1 |
| + 3 more games |
Pierce's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Battle Creek, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Pierce didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Crofton on the 18th. As for Battle Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Lakeview on the 18th.
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