On Thursday, 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. This was payback for the Vikings, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Puyallup had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-11.
Puyallup was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive contests.
Puyallup pushed their record up to 14-3-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Emerald Ridge, they moved to 18-6 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Puyallup is on the road again on Saturday to play Curtis at 11:00 a.m. Curtis will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something Puyallup surely won't give up without a fight. As for Emerald Ridge, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Olympia, where the match is scheduled at 11:00 a.m.
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