On Thursday, Emerald Ridge faced Puyallup in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Emerald Ridge Jaguars fell just short of the Puyallup Vikings by a score of 3-2. The Jaguars' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Emerald Ridge started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-11.
Peyton Frederick paced Emerald Ridge's offense, picking up 17 kills. Frederick got some help from
Olivia Puttler and her 22 assists.
Ashlyn Masters controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Emerald Ridge's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6. As for Puyallup, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 14-3-1.
Emerald Ridge will play host again on Saturday to welcome Olympia, where the match is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. As for Puyallup, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Curtis at 11:00 a.m. Curtis will roll in looking for their 18th straight victory, something Puyallup surely won't give up without a fight.
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