After three games on the road, Algoma is heading back home. They will welcome the Southern Door Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but likely not for long.
Last Thursday, Algoma came up short against Heritage Christian and fell 2-0.
While Algoma was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Southern Door came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past Gibraltar 3-2.
Southern Door had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-13.
Southern Door's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alanna Paye, who had 26 digs, three aces, and a kill, and Alanah Kaye, who had 15 kills, 14 digs, and three aces. That's the most aces Paye has posted in her last ten contests.
Algoma has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for Southern Door, their victory bumped their record up to 8-19.
Algoma skirted past Southern Door 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Southern Door's Audrey Plzak, who had 17 digs and four aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Algoma still be able to contain Plzak? There's only one way to find out.
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