The Pierce Bears will challenge the Durham Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pierce is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Tuesday, Pierce earned a 3-1 win over Willows.
Meanwhile, Durham got the win against Paradise on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
While Durham might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Paradise scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-10, 25-10.
Durham got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Janelle Thorpe out in front who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Thorpe has posted since back in September.
Pierce is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Durham, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 18-10.
Everything went Pierce's way against Durham when the teams last played back in September, as Pierce made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pierce since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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