With its back up against the wall, the Skyline volleyball team rallied for two big wins Thursday afternoon to keep its season alive.

The Spartans first defeated Roosevelt in four games, before knocking off Garfield in four games.

Skyline beat the Roughriders 25-13, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, led by Madison Stoa’s 41 assists, 13 digs and three blocks. Maddie Magee threw down 29 kills in the victory.

The Spartans then defeated the Bulldogs: 17-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-21. Magee had 20 kills and three blocks, while Stoa had 32 assists.

Skyline moved to 14-4 overall. They now face the WesCo No. 3 at 2 p.m., Saturday on the road. There are still four WesCo teams alive, including Lake Stevens, Marysville-Pilchuck, Monroe, Snohomish. They play Nov. 4 to decide the third and final seed from WesCo.

Eastside Catholic starts Sea-King tourney off with a win

Eastside Catholic started the Sea-King District 2 tournament off with a bang Thursday night, beating Liberty in three games: 25-19, 25-12, 25-11.

Kameron McLain led the Crusaders with 19 kills, while Marlena Norwood had a team-high 17 digs.

Eastside Catholic improved to 16-3 with the victory and will play its next match against Holy Names at 11 a.m., Saturday at Sammamish High School. A win guarantees a state berth and a trip to the title match against Bainbridge or Seattle Prep at 7:30 p.m., Saturday.