Volleyball Preview: Dimond Lynx vs. Eagle River Wolves
Dimond has gone 10-0 against Eagle River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Dimond Lynx will look to defend their home court against the Eagle River Wolves at 8:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Dimond's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Eagle River has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Dimond is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: South Anchorage, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Dimond was ranked first). Dimond came out on top against South Anchorage by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Dimond had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 27-29, 25-17, 25-13, 25-22.
Dimond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Eagle River suffered their biggest defeat since September 24th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Bettye Davis East Anchorage.
While Eagle River was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Bettye Davis East Anchorage's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-22.
Dimond has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4-3 record this season. As for Eagle River, their loss dropped their record down to 8-17-1.
Dimond was able to grind out a solid win over Eagle River when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Will Dimond repeat their success, or does Eagle River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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