If Skyline was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Arlington last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Skyline Spartans took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Issaquah Eagles on Thursday. The Spartans' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18.
Skyline's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Piper Hawryluk, who had seven digs, two aces, and a block, and Nicole Matsuda, who had 22 digs. Hawryluk is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 21 games she's played.
Even though they lost, Skyline kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in three consecutive contests.
Leading Issaquah to victory were Casey Kot and Anna Ng. Kot had 24 digs and two aces, while Ng had 14 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Ng a new career-high in aces.
Skyline's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-11-2. As for Issaquah, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3-1 record this season.
Skyline will play host again on Saturday to welcome Eastlake, where the match is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. As for Issaquah, they will face off against Lake Stevens at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Issaquah comes in on three and Lake Stevens on 13.
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