The Puyallup Vikings and the Skyline Spartans are set to duel on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Puyallup is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Curtis, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Puyallup was ranked 11th). Puyallup lost 3-0 to Curtis on Saturday. Puyallup hasn't had much luck with Curtis recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-5, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Skyline came up short against Eastlake on Saturday and fell 3-1. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Skyline ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 21-25, 25-17.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Sophia Jagga, who had 11 digs and 16 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicole Matsuda, who had 18 digs.
Puyallup's record now sits at 16-5-1. As for Skyline, their record now sits at 14-12-2.
Everything went Puyallup's way against Skyline in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as Puyallup made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Puyallup have another victory up their sleeve, or will Skyline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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