The Kent-Meridian Royals will head out to square off against the North Thurston Rams at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Two weeks ago, Kent-Meridian didn't have quite enough to beat Beamer and fell 3-2. The Royals haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, North Thurston waltzed into their contest on Saturday with 19 straight wins... but they left with 20. They won by a set and slipped past the Cougars 3-2.
North Thurston wouldn't go down easily and took Central Kitsap into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-14, 19-25, 25-27, 15-9.
North Thurston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Kent-Meridian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for North Thurston, they pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home.
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