Tahoma is 4-0 against Lake Stevens since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tahoma Bears will challenge the Lake Stevens Vikings. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Tahoma had just enough and edged Emerald Ridge out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Tahoma got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 24-26, 25-15, 20-25, 15-13.
Isabelle Foote had an outrageously good game as she had five digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Lake Stevens waltzed into their match on Saturday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Eagles.
Lake Stevens was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 22-25, 25-20.
Lake Stevens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Lake Stevens is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5-1 record this season. As for Tahoma, their win bumped their record up to 16-9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Tahoma has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Stevens struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tahoma was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Stevens in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, winning 3-1. Does Tahoma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Stevens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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