Pierce 3 – Willows 2 (10/6)
Pierce 1 – Durham 3 (10/8)
A roller coaster of a season continued for Pierce as they edged visiting Willows 23-25, 25-12, 25-23, 19-2515-11, before falling 25-23, 18-25, 19-25, 21-25 in a match also played at home.
Against the Honkers, Rylie Delepierre had another big night logging 21 kills and three blocks, but so did one of the team’s four sophomores, Presli Harris who recorded a double-double with 33 assists and 16 digs.
Two other sophomores made notable contributions with Lillian Neal ending the match with seven kills, while Aileen Myers made 14 digs.
Defensively, Leslye Velazquez and Lyla Maldonado made their presence felt as well with 22 and 13 digs respectively.
Facing the Trojans two nights later, the Bears started strong, taking the first set and surprising the visitors who may have underestimated the Pierce squad.
Moving into the second set, it looked like the Bears might be on the way to taking a 2-0 lead in the match after winning the first seven points, however momentum turned on a dime and Durham went on to even things up.
Then, having dropped the third by the greatest deficit in the match, Pierce showed some grit in the fourth, although miscues ultimately sealed its fate and allowed the Trojans to steal the set.
It was a frustrating setback for the Bears, as Coach Lauren Ornbaun explained, “It’s tough because we had a chance. We just made too many unforced errors.”
Delepierre held her own against a formidable Durham front row coming away with 16 kills and six blocks, Audrey Weber registered a double-double with 18 assists and 12 digs, while Velazquez also made 12 digs.
Harris handed out 10 assists and made nine digs, with Myers accounting for 10 digs.
Sacramento Valley League play continued for third place Pierce (12-15, 5-3) this week as it traveled to Colusa on Oct. 13 before returning home to entertain Paradise on Oct. 15.
Colusa 3 – Winters 0 (10/6)
Colusa 0 – Quincy 3 (10/7)
Colusa stayed perfect in Sacramento Valley League play after steamrolling Winters by scores of 25-3, 25-10, 25-4, but the following evening were swept on the road in Quincy 24-26, 23-25, 17-25 by a tough Trojan squad.
Playing both matches without their leading hitter Abby Coronado, Peyton Miller and Lauren Gomez picked up the slack against the winless Warriors accounting for 11 and eight kills respectively.
On a night where the RedHawks served 17 aces as a team, Leyla Avera recorded eight and Cindel Oliver had five. The pair, who also share the setting duties, made other significant contributions as well, with Avera handing out 17 assists and 10 digs while Oliver dished out 11 assists.
Marlie Berry finished with a team-high 17 digs.
However, things got more difficult in Quincy where Colusa struggled on offense, hitting just .140 as a team although Gomez did her part finishing with a team-high eight kills to go along with four blocks.
Avera and Oliver had 12 assists apiece while in the back row, Miller and Braelyn Santana correspondingly made 12 and 11 digs.
This week the RedHawks (24-6, 8-0) played at home against Pierce on Oct. 13 then welcomed East Nicolaus to town on Oct. 14.
Williams 0 – Quincy 3 (10/6)
Williams 3 – CORE Butte 0 (10/8)
Despite starting out last week with a loss to Quincy, the first-place team in the Mid-Valley League, the Yellowjackets bounced back with a victory over CORE Butte.
At home against the Trojans, Yurydia Rocha had six kills and Leslye Duran finished with 11 digs as Williams fell by scores of 18-25, 25-27, 17-25.
It was a different story against the visiting Lynx however as the ‘Jackets cruised 25-15, 25-17, 25-16.
Leading the way was Aimee Velazquez who ended the match with a 12-kill, 13-dig double-double along with Jaqueline Esqueda who distributed 10 assists and served five aces.
Lupita Rivera logged 17 assists and Brianna Guiterrez made 14 digs.
Sitting in a tie for third place in the MVL, Williams (10-10, 3-3) was in Biggs on Oct. 13 and Hamilton City on Oct. 15.
Maxwell 3 – CORE Butte 0 (10/6)
Maxwell 2 – Biggs 3 (10/8)
Setter Gia Rudiger continued to perform well in orchestrating the offense handing out 25 assists as the Panthers swept CORE Butte 25-22, 25-22, 25-10 in a Mid-Valley League contest.
Reese Vierra led the attack with 10 kills, Payton Hartill had eight and Erin Dennis pitched in with seven in the win.
Statistics from the surprising 25-16, 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 11-15 loss to Biggs were not made available.
Maxwell (22-9, 3-3) hit the road to face Hamilton City on Oct. 13, then made the trek to Quincy on Oct. 15.