On Thursday Skyline will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Eastlake Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Skyline earned a 3-1 win over Issaquah.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 15-25, 25-19.
Skyline can attribute much of their success to Piper Hawryluk, who had ten digs, three aces, and two kills, and Nicole Matsuda, who had 15 digs. Hawryluk has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 18 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Eastlake came tearing into Tuesday's game with 11 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Kangaroos.
While Eastlake won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 25-17.
Eastlake's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Zoe Pound, who had 13 digs, and Renna Chow, who had three digs and two aces.
Skyline pushed their record up to 12-10-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Eastlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Skyline hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Eastlake, though, as they've been averaging only 0.5. Given Skyline's sizable advantage in that area, Eastlake will need to find a way to close that gap.
Skyline came up short against Eastlake when the teams last played back in October, falling 3-1. Can Skyline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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