After both having extra time off, the Emerald Ridge Jaguars and the Skyview Storm will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Emerald Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Olympia, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Emerald Ridge was ranked 16th). Emerald Ridge took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olympia on Saturday. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emerald Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Emerald Ridge had strong showings from Kate Carlson, who had five digs and two aces, and Addison Barrett, who had eight digs.
Even though they lost, Emerald Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Skyview, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Union on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2.
Emerald Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Skyview, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Emerald Ridge took their win against Skyview in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Emerald Ridge repeat their success, or does Skyview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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