Volleyball Preview: West Anchorage Eagles vs. Service Cougars
After both having extra time off, the West Anchorage Eagles and the Service Cougars will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Anchorage has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Service will arrive with three straight wins.
West Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Dimond, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (West Anchorage was ranked 21st). West Anchorage came up short against Dimond on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While West Anchorage was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-16, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Service earned a 3-1 victory over Bartlett on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 18-25, 25-15, 25-8.
Service was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
West Anchorage's defeat dropped their record down to 18-21-6. As for Service, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 23-16-1 record this season.
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