After flying high against Newport - Bellevue last Monday, Mercer Island came back down to earth. The Mercer Island Islanders took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Issaquah Eagles on Wednesday. The Islanders' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Mercer Island was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Issaquah work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-13, 20-25, 26-24.
Leading Issaquah to victory were Casey Kot and Bridget Philipsen. Kot had 24 digs and three aces, while Philipsen had ten kills and two aces. With that strong performance, Kot is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Mercer Island's loss dropped their record down to 8-7-1. As for Issaquah, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season.
Mercer Island will challenge Bothell at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Mercer Island is facing Bothell at the right time seeing as Bothell is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Issaquah, they are taking a road trip to take on Sammamish at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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