The Skyline Spartans will face off against the Issaquah Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Skyline will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
If Arlington wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Skyline, they should've done a better job of containing Carly Maginnis. Everything went Skyline's way against Arlington on Saturday as Skyline made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Maginnis, who had 15 kills, 15 digs, and a block. She has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 24 times she's played.
The win didn't come easy: Arlington scored at least 21 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Issaquah earned a 3-1 victory over Glacier Peak on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Issaquah had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22.
Issaquah found their leader in sophomore Casey Kot, who had 17 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Ng, who had 15 digs.
Issaquah has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3-1 record this season. As for Skyline, their win bumped their record up to 14-10-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Skyline has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Issaquah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Skyline beat Issaquah 3-1 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Does Skyline have another victory up their sleeve, or will Issaquah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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