Volleyball Preview: Emerald Ridge Jaguars vs. South Kitsap Wolves
Emerald Ridge has gone 8-0 against South Kitsap recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:15 p.m. Emerald Ridge is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Wednesday, Emerald Ridge made easy work of Rogers and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Emerald Ridge never let Rogers on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-23.
Emerald Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, South Kitsap came up short against Curtis on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 22-25, 25-9, 25-20.
Emerald Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for South Kitsap, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Emerald Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like South Kitsap struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Emerald Ridge beat South Kitsap 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Emerald Ridge repeat their success, or does South Kitsap have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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