The Service Cougars will take on the South Anchorage Wolverines at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Anchorage took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Service, who comes in off a win.
Service is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Lathrop, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Service was ranked eighth). Service walked away with a 3-1 victory over Lathrop on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Cougars who have now won three contests in a row.
The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 25-17, 25-16.
Service can attribute much of their success to Myalani Watson, who had 14 digs. Watson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Service was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, South Anchorage entered their game against Dimond on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. South Anchorage took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dimond. It was the first time this season that the Wolverines let down their fans at home.
South Anchorage 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 27-29, 25-17, 25-13, 25-22.
Service has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-15-1 record this season. As for South Anchorage, they moved to 17-8-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Service came up short against South Anchorage when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Service avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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