Issaquah is 0-3 against Lake Stevens since November of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. The Issaquah Eagles will face off against the Lake Stevens Vikings at 2:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Issaquah comes in on three and Lake Stevens on 13.
Issaquah can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lake Stevens: they just beat Skyline at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Issaquah came out on top against Skyline by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Issaquah walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18.
Issaquah can attribute much of their success to Casey Kot, who had 24 digs and two aces, and Anna Ng, who had 14 digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Ng a new career-high.
Issaquah was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Skyline only served six.
Meanwhile, Lake Stevens beat Eastlake 3-1 on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-17, 23-25, 26-24, 27-25.
Lake Stevens' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ella Iseminger, who had 19 digs, and Audrey Iseminger, who had 15 digs. Ella has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Issaquah is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3-1 record this season. As for Lake Stevens, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-5-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Issaquah has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Stevens struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Issaquah suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lake Stevens in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Issaquah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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