On Saturday, Olympia faced Emerald Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Olympia Bears came out on top against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Olympia 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 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23.
Grace Holstrom paced Olympia's offense, picking up 19 kills. Holstrom got some help from
Alice Fischer and her 46 assists.
Stella Sheeran controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Kate Carlson and Addison Barrett certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Carlson had five digs and two aces, while Barrett had eight digs.
Olympia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Emerald Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Olympia and Auburn Riverside will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Emerald Ridge, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Skyview at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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