After both having extra time off, the South Kitsap Wolves and the Spanaway Lake Sentinels will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
South Kitsap came up short against Emerald Ridge last Tuesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost nine in a row.
South Kitsap took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-21.
Even though they lost, South Kitsap kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Emerald Ridge only had two.
If Bethel wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Spanaway Lake, they should've done a better job of containing Holiness (Mara) Hodges. Spanaway Lake walked away with a 3-1 win over Bethel last Tuesday thanks in part to (Mara) Hodges, who had 24 digs and two aces. She has been hot , having posted 15 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Spanaway Lake had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-10.
South Kitsap's loss dropped their record down to 14-8-1. As for Spanaway Lake, their record is now 11-7.
South Kitsap came out on top in a nail-biter against Spanaway Lake in their previous meeting back in October, sneaking past 3-2. Will South Kitsap repeat their success, or does Spanaway Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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