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Millikan, 14-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-13<\/span><\/p>\n The Rams came close to another Moore League upset, but the Bruins pulled it together to win on the road. <\/span>Wilson was down Jake MacRae, who was sidelined by illness, but MacRae still found a way to contribute (more on that later); they were also missing backup setter Spencer Nelson, who injured his hand.<\/p>\n Millikan came out with all the fire and intensity on their side in the first set, but you could see them wearing down with each successive frame. <\/span>On their fifth point in each set they were: up 5-1, tied 5-5, down 5-8, and down 5-14. <\/span>They blew the door off the place in the first, roaring out to a big lead, then watching Wilson narrow it before a 7-0 run gave them the Rams 17-10 lead. <\/span>They held on for the big win, getting anything they wanted in that first set.<\/p>\n The fiery Brandon Fuimaono took the lack of effort personally. <\/span>“Nobody wanted to play, so I was just trying to get my team involved,” he said.<\/p>\n After the first set, MacRae went to the locker room to change out of his sweats into his uniform. <\/span>Every time Wilson seemed to be slacking in the second half, Wilson coach Susan Pescar would call him over, as if she were about to put him in. <\/span>Seeing an ailing team captain ready to come in seemed to spark the Bruins\u2014every time MacRae made to go in, they picked it up.<\/p>\n “Well, you know, sometimes it’s so psychological with this game,” said a smiling Pescar when asked if she was using MacRae as a motivational tool. <\/span>“I was<\/em> seriously considering putting him in. <\/span>It helps too to say, ‘If you want to have any hope of winning or tying for Moore League, you can’t lose this one.'”<\/span><\/p>\n The second set saw ties on 12 of the first 14 points, before Wilson broke off a 6-0 run to take a 19-14 lead. <\/span>Millikan closed late, bringing it to 23-22, but Wilson executed to take the set, then coasted through the final two sets. <\/span>Through the final point in the fourth set, the starters stayed in and played motivated, a shift from the lackadaisical first, a sign Pescar said that her team respected their competition. <\/span>“They came back on us in the second,” she pointed out.<\/p>\n Leaders for the Rams were Brad Wilson, with 25 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 digs, and Kilisi Suai with 11 kills. <\/span>For Wilson it was Fuimaono with 15 kills, 3 aces, 1 block, and 14 digs. <\/span>Eric Reed had 10 kills, and Cory Leckie had a very good match with 25 assists, 10 kills and 2 blocks.<\/p>\n The win improves Wilson to 5-1, still just one game back of Poly and in sole possession of second place. <\/span>Millikan is 3-3 with two losses to Wilson and one to Poly, and they’re tied for third place and the final playoff spot with Lakewood. <\/span>Wilson will visit Poly next Thursday, and Millikan will face Lakewood on Tuesday, May 4th.<\/p>\n Poly def. Cabrillo, 27-25, 25-16, 25-23 Poly kept their loss column tidy with a three-set sweep of the tough Jags, improving to 6-0 in league and 13-8 overall. <\/span>Junior Stacey WIlliams had 14 kills, libero Luc Sybunroeung had 9 digs and 2 aces, Brenden Togioka had 34 assists, 8 digs, and 1 ace, and Jolon Clark had 10 kills and 5 blocks. Lakewood def. 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