Issaquah hadn't done well against Skyline recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Issaquah Eagles came out on top against the Skyline Spartans by a score of 3-1. This was a revenge match for the Eagles, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-1 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Issaquah walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18.
Issaquah was led to victory by 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.
Issaquah was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Skyline only served six.
Despite the loss, Skyline had strong showings from 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.
Issaquah is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3-1 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to blocks: they averaged an imposing zero blocks in those games compared to only zero in the others. As for Skyline, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-11-2.
Issaquah will square off against Lake Stevens at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Issaquah sitting on three straight wins and Lake Stevens on 13. As for Skyline, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Eastlake at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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