Emerald Ridge has gone 10-0 against Bethel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Emerald Ridge Jaguars will welcome the Bethel Bison at 6:00 p.m. Emerald Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Bethel will be coming in after a defeat.
Emerald Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Olympia, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Emerald Ridge was ranked 24th). Emerald Ridge blew past Olympia 3-0 on Tuesday.
Emerald Ridge was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Bethel entered their contest against Graham-Kapowsin on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Bethel fell just short of Graham-Kapowsin by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Bison let down their fans at home.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Bethel sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-10.
Emerald Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Bethel, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5.
Everything went Emerald Ridge's way against Bethel in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Emerald Ridge made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Emerald Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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