The Skyline Spartans are on the road again on Monday to play the Eastlake Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Skyline sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Lake Washington.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Skyline who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 17-15.
Skyline found their leader in underclassman Sanika Vipin, who had seven aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Vipin a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Eastlake entered their tilt with Mount Si on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 19-25, 25-21, 25-19.
Renna Chow was the offensive standout of the game as she had six aces and five digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Eastlake 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 eight aces in five consecutive matches.
Skyline is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8-2 record this season. As for Eastlake, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
Skyline took their win against Eastlake in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyline since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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