Volleyball Preview: Olympia Bears vs. Auburn Riverside Ravens
Olympia has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the Auburn Riverside Ravens will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 3:00 p.m. Auburn Riverside took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Olympia, who comes in off a win.
Olympia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Emerald Ridge, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Olympia was ranked ninth). Olympia walked away with a 3-1 win over Emerald Ridge on Saturday.
Olympia had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Auburn Riverside came up short against Kennedy Catholic two weeks ago, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Ravens in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost four in a row.
Olympia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Auburn Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Olympia beat Auburn Riverside 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October. Does Olympia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Auburn Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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