After both having extra time off, the Skyview Storm and the Emerald Ridge Jaguars will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Skyview will be strutting in after a win while Emerald Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Skyview took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Union out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Emerald Ridge faced Olympia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Emerald Ridge took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olympia. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emerald Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Emerald Ridge had strong showings from Kate Carlson, who had five digs and two aces, and Addison Barrett, who had eight digs.
Even though they lost, Emerald Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Skyview has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Emerald Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
Skyview suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Emerald Ridge when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Skyview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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