Volleyball Preview: Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs. Dimond Lynx
Bettye Davis East Anchorage is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Dimond is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds will host the Dimond Lynx at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Wasilla, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Bettye Davis East Anchorage was ranked ninth). Bettye Davis East Anchorage came up short against Wasilla on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Thunderbirds' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-16, 26-24, 25-16.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Dimond sidestepped Eagle River for a 3-2 win.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Dimond, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Everything went Bettye Davis East Anchorage's way against Dimond when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as Bettye Davis East Anchorage made off with a 3-0 win. Will Bettye Davis East Anchorage repeat their success, or does Dimond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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