On Tuesday Eagle River will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Service Cougars at 8:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Eagle River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Dimond, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Eagle River was ranked 21st). Eagle River fell just short of Dimond by a score of 3-2 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Service came up short against South Anchorage on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Service took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-27, 25-17, 26-24.
Eagle River has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Service, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Eagle River skirted past Service 1-0 in their previous matchup back in August. Will Eagle River repeat their success, or does Service have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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