The Overlake Owls will play host again on Friday to welcome the Bear Creek Grizzlies, where the match is scheduled at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Overlake sidestepped Eastside Prep for a 3-2 victory.
Overlake took Eastside Prep into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 22-25, 20-25, 15-11.
Overlake relied on the efforts of Sophie Jiang, who had three aces and 19 assists, and Sheila Zhang, who had nine kills, six aces, and five digs. That's the most aces Zhang has posted since back in September.
Overlake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bear Creek entered their tilt with King's on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1.
Bear Creek 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 26-28, 25-16, 25-22, 25-14.
Ella Santodomingo and Lindsey Kim were among the main playmakers for Bear Creek as the former had 21 digs and two aces and the latter had 30 digs. Santodomingo is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last ten games she's played.
Overlake now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Bear Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Overlake hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.9 blocks per game. However, it's not like Bear Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Overlake suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bear Creek in their previous matchup on October 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kim, who had 18 digs and four aces. Now that Overlake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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