The Skyline Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Olympia Bears at 11:45 a.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Skyline is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Stevens just ended the team's eight-match winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Spartans have suffered since September 24th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-15.
Meanwhile, despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Olympia couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost five in a row.
Skyline's loss dropped their record down to 18-9-3. As for Olympia, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Skyline couldn't quite get it done against Olympia when the teams last played back in September as they fell 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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