Spanaway Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars, falling 3-0. The Sentinels were not able to make up for their defeat to the Jaguars from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
While Spanaway Lake was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Emerald Ridge's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-5, 25-7, 25-11.
Genesis Watkins-Tailele paced Spanaway Lake's offense, picking up three kills. Watkins-Tailele got some help from Aliana Siguaw and her four assists.
Emerald Ridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Olivia Puttler out in front who had eight aces and three digs. Those eight aces gave Puttler a new career-high. Colby Bellerive was another key player, getting 12 assists and two aces.
Spanaway Lake's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Emerald Ridge, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Spanaway Lake and Emerald Ridge could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. The Sentinels (ranked 280th) will meet South Kitsap (ranked 88th) at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Emerald Ridge will square off against Curtis at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (30 vs. 3).
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