Volleyball Preview: Coupeville Wolves vs. Orcas Island Vikings
The Coupeville Wolves are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Orcas Island Vikings at 3:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Coupeville was able to grind out a solid victory over Neah Bay, taking the game 3-1.
Meanwhile, Orcas Island had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Braves 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Orcas Island who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-8.
Orcas Island can attribute much of their success to Vera Sasan, who had eight digs and six aces.
Orcas Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Coupeville's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2-1. As for Orcas Island, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Everything went Coupeville's way against Orcas Island when the teams last played on October 3rd, as Coupeville made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coupeville since the squad 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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