Service faced Valdez in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Cougars took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Buccaneers earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Lily Ruiz paced Service's offense, picking up seven kills. Ruiz got some help from Tahtiani Keliikipi and her 16 assists. Dakota Evans controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
This is the second loss in a row for Service and nudges their season record down to 23-11-3. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 33-3-1 South Anchorage (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 85% over those games). As for Valdez, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 40-10-1.
Service didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against South Anchorage on the 28th. As for Valdez, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Chugiak on the 25th.
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