On Thursday, Dimond faced South Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dimond Lynx walked away with a 3-1 win over the South Anchorage Wolverines. The Lynx have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolverines, too.
Dimond had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 27-29, 25-17, 25-13, 25-22.
Dimond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Dimond's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 30-4-3. As for South Anchorage, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dimond will host Eagle River at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dimond is facing Eagle River at the right time seeing as Eagle River is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for South Anchorage, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Service at 8:00 p.m. Service will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something South Anchorage surely won't give up without a fight.
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