On Saturday, Chugiak faced Service in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Chugiak Mustangs narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Service Cougars 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Chugiak took Service into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Elise Kelley paced Chugiak's offense, picking up 16 kills. Kelley got some help from
Oliviya Rodriguez and her 45 assists.
Sa'Ora Tonu controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
When it comes to explaining why Service lost, don't look at Myalani Watson. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs and three aces. Watson has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Chugiak has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-17-2 record this season. As for Service, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 32-20-2.
Chugiak didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against South Anchorage on the 9th. As for Service, they will take on Juneau-Douglas at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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