Volleyball Preview: Sumner Spartans vs. Spanaway Lake Sentinels
The Sumner Spartans will head out to face off against the Spanaway Lake Sentinels at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sumner took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Yelm as Sumner made off with a 3-0 win.
Sumner's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Yelm between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Spanaway Lake hadn't done well against Rogers recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Spanaway Lake had just enough and edged Rogers out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sentinels.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Spanaway Lake who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 28-30, 25-14, 23-25, 15-9.
Spanaway Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Sumner's victory bumped their record up to 7-9-1. As for Spanaway Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Sumner came up short against Spanaway Lake in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Sumner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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