Coupeville Sports

   Lauren Rose, seen here firing off a serve in an earlier match, had a team-high 12 assists Tuesday night. (John Fisken photo)

Some nights you just shake your head and walk away.

This season has been so good for the Coupeville High School volleyball squad that one flat night can’t derail the fun express.

And flat was the key word, as the Wolves, flying high with a five-match winning streak, stumbled against a brutally-efficient squad ready to take advantage.

Falling 25-17, 25-14, 25-13 in a non-conference road match against 2A Sequim, Coupeville took a small step back, dropping to 7-3.

Sequim is 8-1, has won 24 of 28 sets this season and is the only school to blank CHS in a match.

“We played tentative tonight and without fire to take down a very good Sequim team,” said Coupeville coach Cory Whitmore. “We had moments of brilliance, taking aggressive swings, but then would get back on our heels.”

Katrina McGranahan paced Coupeville with four kills and four service aces, while Lauren Rose doled out a team-high 12 assists.

Mikayla Elfrank (four kills), Valen Trujillo (14 digs) and Hope Lodell (seven digs) also dropped their names into the stat sheets with stellar play.

The best news is Sequim, which has given Coupeville two of its three losses this season, is out of sight, out of mind now.

The Wolves, who sit atop the 1A Olympic League at 4-0, close the regular season with five straight conference bouts, starting with a home affair against second-place Klahowya (3-1) Oct. 18.

Having some time off to recover from the crush of Homecoming, Spirit Week and several big matches back-to-back should allow Coupeville to get its mojo back before the matches which matter the most.

“We’ll have a long week of practice to get our confidence back,” an upbeat Whitmore said.