The Mount Si Wildcats will face off against the Glacier Peak Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Mount Si took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jackson as Mount Si made off with a 3-0 win.
Mount Si never let Jackson on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-10, 25-14.
Mount Si relied on the efforts of Cailyn Kadera, who had seven aces, and Aubrey Gibbs, who had five aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Kadera a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Glacier Peak made easy work of Woodinville on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Glacier Peak's got stronger as the match went on, holding Woodinville to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 25-12.
Glacier Peak can attribute much of their success to Tessa Mossburg, who had 14 digs and two aces, and Julia Martin, who had seven digs. Mossburg is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played.
Glacier Peak's record is now 28-4. As for Mount Si, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Mount Si has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Glacier Peak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mount Si came out on top in a nail-biter against Glacier Peak in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Mount Si repeat their success, or does Glacier Peak have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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