Volleyball Preview: Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds vs. Bartlett Golden Bears
The Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Bartlett Golden Bears at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bartlett took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bettye Davis East Anchorage, who comes in off a win.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Eagle River, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Bettye Davis East Anchorage was ranked seventh). Bettye Davis East Anchorage blew past Eagle River 3-0 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Thunderbirds have posted since September 17th.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage never let Eagle River on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Bartlett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against South Anchorage, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Golden Bears have suffered since September 24th.
Bartlett was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22, 25-20.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage's win bumped their record up to 13-8-3. As for Bartlett, their loss dropped their record down to 3-24-3.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage beat Bartlett 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Bettye Davis East Anchorage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bartlett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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