Volleyball Preview: Sumner Spartans vs. Olympia Bears
Sumner hasn't had much luck against Olympia recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Sumner Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Olympia Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Sumner is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Graham-Kapowsin by a score of 3-2. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-22 in the first set.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Sumner lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 28-26, 22-25, 27-25, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Sumner was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Olympia beat Spanaway Lake 3-1 on Wednesday.
Sumner's loss dropped their record down to 8-14-1. As for Olympia, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Sumner might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Olympia when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Sumner avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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