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.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Pierce scored at least ten points in every set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-27, 15-10.
Ava Kuchar and Jaidyn Smutny certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Kuchar had 36 assists and 11 digs, while Smutny had 26 digs and three assists.
Leading Pierce to victory were 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 defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Pierce, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Battle Creek has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Lakeview on the 18th. As for Pierce, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Crofton on the 18th.
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