Volleyball Preview: Olympia Bears vs. Yelm Tornados
Olympia is 6-0 against Yelm since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:15 p.m. Olympia is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, Olympia made easy work of South Kitsap and carried off a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Olympia's feisty defense: they held South Kitsap to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-13.
Olympia found their leader in underclassman Stella Sheeran, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Sheeran has posted in her last seven matches.
Meanwhile, Yelm lost 3-0 to Graham-Kapowsin on Wednesday. The Tornados have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-20, 25-12.
Yelm's loss came about despite a quality game from Ellie Sloan, who had four digs and 11 assists.
Olympia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Yelm, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything went Olympia's way against Yelm when the teams last played back in March of 2021, as Olympia made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Olympia repeat their success, or does Yelm have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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