Volleyball Recap: Mount Si Comes Up Short

Mount Si and Issaquah squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Mount Si had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Issaquah Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.

The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20, 26-28, 25-21.

Taylor Showalter paced Mount Si's offense, picking up 20 kills. Showalter got some help from Carissa Zwiefelhofer and her 33 assists. Zwiefelhofer was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.

Casey Kot had a dynamite game for Issaquah, getting 30 digs. With that strong performance, Kot is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.

Mount Si now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Issaquah, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 26-2-1.

Mount Si has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Newport - Bellevue at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Si is facing Newport - Bellevue at the right time seeing as Newport - Bellevue is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Issaquah, they will head out to take on Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Issaquah is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.

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