Volleyball Preview: Unalaska Raiders vs. Susitna Valley Rams
After starting their season with 12 straight games on the road, Unalaska is finally coming home. They will welcome the Susitna Valley Rams on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Unalaska is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Birchwood Christian, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Unalaska was ranked 23rd). Unalaska had just enough and edged Birchwood Christian out 2-1 on Friday.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (58-54) Unalaska actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 14-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Susitna Valley beat Glennallen 2-0 on Saturday.
Susitna Valley easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15.
Susitna Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 24 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Unalaska, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Unalaska came up short against Susitna Valley when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Unalaska have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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