The Seward Seahawks will challenge the Homer Mariners at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Seward is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Mountain City Christian Academy, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Seward was ranked 22nd). Seward walked away with a 3-1 win over Mountain City Christian Academy on Friday.
Seward 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 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Homer can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Houston. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mariners have posted since October 5th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Homer was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-14.
Homer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Seward is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-20-2 record this season. As for Homer, their win bumped their record up to 19-21-7.
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