After losing to Immanuel the last time they met, Reedley decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Reedley Pirates walked away with a 3-1 win over the Immanuel Eagles on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Reedley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Aryssa Baca paced Reedley's offense, picking up ten kills. Baca got some help from
Kaylie Thiesen and her 29 assists.
Renae Mireles controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
When it comes to explaining why Immanuel lost, don't look at Mary Degraw. Despite the final result, she had 21 digs. Degraw has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellsie Riddle, who had four digs and three aces.
Reedley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-17 record this season. As for Immanuel, they dropped their record down to 17-20 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Reedley and St. Joseph are set to duel on Tuesday. As for Immanuel, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Liberty at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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