Battle Creek lost against Pierce back in October of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Braves fell just short of the Bluejays by a score of 3-2.
Battle Creek took Pierce into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-27, 15-10.
Ryder Wehrle paced Battle Creek's offense, picking up 16 kills. Wehrle got some help from Ava Kuchar and her 33 assists. Finally, Ali Korth kept Battle Creek's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
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.
Battle Creek's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Pierce, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Battle Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Lakeview on the 18th. As for Pierce, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Crofton on the 18th.
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