Ketchikan lost against Juneau-Douglas back in October, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ketchikan Kings fell 3-1 to the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears. The Kings have struggled against the Crimson Bears recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Ketchikan started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-9, 25-11, 25-18.
Juneau-Douglas found their leader in sophomore Leila Cooper, who had four aces and 13 assists. That's the most aces Cooper has posted since back in September.
Ketchikan moved to 11-16-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Juneau-Douglas, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-27-5.
While Ketchikan had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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