Dimond is 10-0 against Soldotna since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Dimond Lynx will be staying on the road to face off against the Soldotna Stars at 3:15 p.m. Dimond will be strutting in after a victory while Soldotna will be coming in after a defeat.
Dimond 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 (Dimond was ranked second). Dimond sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over South Anchorage on Saturday.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:oneset needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 30-23.
Meanwhile, Soldotna came up short against Wasilla on Saturday and fell 3-1. The Stars have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
While Soldotna ultimately came up short, they really made Wasilla work, particularly in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-25, 25-13, 26-24.
Soldotna's loss dropped their record down to 21-19-4. As for Dimond, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 45-8-4 record this season.
Dimond beat Soldotna 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Will Dimond repeat their success, or does Soldotna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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