Puyallup is 8-2 against Emerald Ridge since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Puyallup sitting on nine straight victories and Emerald Ridge on eight.
Last Tuesday, Puyallup narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bonney Lake 3-2.
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.
Meanwhile, everything went Emerald Ridge's way against South Kitsap last Tuesday as Emerald Ridge made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 25-21.
Puyallup pushed their record up to 13-3-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Emerald Ridge, they have 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.
Puyallup came up short against Emerald Ridge in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Puyallup avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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