On Thursday, Service faced Eagle River in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Service Cougars won by a set and slipped past the Eagle River Wolves 3-2. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolves, too.
Service 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 14-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-12, 15-9.
Service was led to victory by Jaelyn Lorenzo and Sophia Montes. Lorenzo had nine digs, while Montes had 21 digs and a kill.
Service was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive games.
Service has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 21-16-1 record this season. As for Eagle River, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-19-1 record this season.
Service wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Bartlett on the 18th. As for Eagle River, they will challenge South Anchorage at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Anchorage is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Eagle River will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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