Chugiak hasn't had much luck against Dimond recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Chugiak Mustangs will be staying on the road to face off against the Dimond Lynx at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Service came into Tuesday's game looking for another win against Chugiak, but Sa'Ora Tonu wouldn't allow it. Chugiak came out on top against Service by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday thanks in part to Tonu, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests.
Chugiak had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-16.
Chugiak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Dimond got the win against Bartlett on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lynx.
One reason for the win was Dimond's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 25-17.
Dimond has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 42-7-4 record this season. As for Chugiak, their win bumped their record up to 25-16-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Chugiak has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Dimond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Chugiak might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Dimond in their previous meeting back in October. Can Chugiak avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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