The Spanaway Lake Sentinels will face off against the Sumner Spartans at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spanaway Lake will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Rogers, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Spanaway Lake had just enough and edged Rogers out 3-2 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sentinels.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Spanaway Lake who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 28-30, 25-14, 23-25, 15-9.
Spanaway Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sumner, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Yelm on Tuesday.
Sumner's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Yelm between 17 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-19, 25-20.
Spanaway Lake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Sumner, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9-1.
Spanaway Lake was able to grind out a solid win over Sumner when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Spanaway Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sumner turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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