On Thursday Evergreen will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Standley Lake Gators at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Evergreen took on Littleton on Tuesday. Evergreen had just enough and edged Littleton out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Evergreen who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Standley Lake had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Lobos.
Standley Lake was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-16.
Maryn Paulson was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Standley Lake 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 15 consecutive matches.
The victory got Evergreen back to even at 4-4. As for Standley Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Evergreen came up short against Standley Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Evergreen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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