Eastlake lost against Lake Stevens back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Eastlake Wolves fell 3-1 to the Lake Stevens Vikings. The Wolves have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Eastlake couldn't get the W, but boy did they fight for it: two sets took extra rallies. The final score came out to 25-17, 23-25, 26-24, 27-25.
Finley Johnson paced Eastlake's offense, picking up 20 kills. Johnson got some help from
Ali Phipps and her 40 assists. Phipps also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Ella Neubauer, racking up two apiece.
Lake Stevens was led to victory by Ella Iseminger and Audrey Iseminger. Ella had 19 digs, while Audrey had 15 digs. Ella has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Eastlake's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-10. As for Lake Stevens, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5-1 record this season.
Eastlake will face off against Skyline at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lake Stevens, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Issaquah, where the match is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Issaquah will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Lake Stevens surely won't give up without a fight.
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