Volleyball Recap: South Anchorage Wins High-Profile Match Against Service

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2024, 1:24pm

Volleyball Recap: South Anchorage Wolverines vs. Service Cougars

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On Tuesday, South Anchorage faced Service in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Anchorage Wolverines walked away with a 3-1 win over the Service Cougars. That's more bragging rights for the Wolverines, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

South Anchorage was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 21-25, 25-18, 25-22.

South Anchorage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matchups.

Despite the loss, Service saw an underclassman step up: Jaelyn Lorenzo had 13 digs and two aces. Lorenzo is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.

South Anchorage is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8-2 record this season. As for Service, they moved to 20-16-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Eagle River the next time they take the court. Service will head out to face Eagle River at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, while South Anchorage will head out to face them at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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