On Saturday, Issaquah faced Glacier Peak in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Issaquah Eagles came out on top against the Glacier Peak Grizzlies by a score of 3-1. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Grizzlies walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.
Issaquah had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22.
Issaquah found their leader in sophomore Casey Kot, who had 17 digs and two aces. Kot has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Ng, who had 15 digs.
Issaquah has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3-1 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to blocks: they averaged an imposing 2.07 blocks in those games compared to only 2.07 in the others. As for Glacier Peak, their loss dropped their record down to 27-4.
Issaquah will take on Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Skyline is coming into the match with eight straight wins at home, so Issaquah will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Glacier Peak, they will host Woodinville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
