Emerald Ridge has won five straight games at home, while Puyallup has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Emerald Ridge's way against South Kitsap as Emerald Ridge made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 25-21.
Meanwhile, it was close, but last Tuesday Puyallup sidestepped Bonney Lake for a 3-2 victory.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Puyallup got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 20-25, 25-10, 28-30, 15-10.
Puyallup was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive games.
Emerald Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Puyallup, their record is now 13-3-1.
Emerald Ridge beat Puyallup 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Emerald Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Puyallup turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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