Volleyball Recap: Puyallup Vikings vs. Emerald Ridge Jaguars
On Friday, Puyallup faced Emerald Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Puyallup Vikings had just enough and edged the Emerald Ridge Jaguars out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Puyallup wouldn't go down easily and took Emerald Ridge into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-14, 22-25, 18-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Amelia Guardipee paced Puyallup's offense, picking up 14 kills. Guardipee got some help from
Reese Sheppard and her 46 assists. Sheppard was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Puyallup is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4-1 record this season. As for Emerald Ridge, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8.
Puyallup wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Curtis on the 16th. Emerald Ridge has also already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Graham-Kapowsin on the 16th.
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