The Colony Knights's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Colony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: South Anchorage, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Colony was ranked 15th). Colony came up short against South Anchorage on Saturday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knights have suffered since August 30th.
While Colony was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into South Anchorage's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Bettye Davis East Anchorage came up short against Service on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Thunderbirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Service work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 25-19.
Colony now has a losing record at 11-12-2. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8-3.
Colony came up short against Bettye Davis East Anchorage in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Colony avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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