Eagle River hasn't had much luck against Dimond recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eagle River Wolves will stay at home for another game and welcome the Dimond Lynx at 8:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eagle River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: West Anchorage, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Eagle River was ranked 21st). Eagle River put the hurt on West Anchorage with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wolves yet this season.
Meanwhile, Dimond entered their tilt with Chugiak on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Mustangs.
Dimond was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Chugiak squad. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19.
Dimond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.
Eagle River's win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Dimond, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
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