Everett hadn't done well against Shorewood recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Everett Seagulls came out on top in a nail-biter against the Shorewood Stormrays , sneaking past 3-2. This was payback for the Seagulls, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Everett wouldn't go down easily and took Shorewood into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-18, 23-25, 25-27, 15-7.
Everett was led to victory by Avery Nasin and Jammy Thomas. Nasin had 20 digs and five aces, while Thomas had eight digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in aces.
Everett was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive contests.
Everett's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Shorewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
Everett has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Stanwood on the 16th. Shorewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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