Volleyball Preview: Wasilla Warriors vs. Chugiak Mustangs
The Wasilla Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Chugiak Mustangs at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday. Chugiak took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Wasilla, who comes in off a win.
If Soldotna wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Wasilla, they should've done a better job of containing Kenadee Shelton. Wasilla walked away with a 3-1 win over Soldotna on Saturday thanks in part to Shelton, who had 14 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-25, 25-13, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Chugiak faced South Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Chugiak came up short against South Anchorage, falling 3-0.
Chugiak was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13, 25-16.
Chugiak's loss dropped their record down to 27-18-2. As for Wasilla, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 39-3-2 record this season.
Wasilla skirted past Chugiak 3-2 when the teams last played back in October. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wasilla since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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