Eagle River hasn't had much luck against Dimond recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Eagle River Wolves will be staying on the road to face off against the Dimond Lynx at 8:00 p.m.
Eagle River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bettye Davis East Anchorage, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Eagle River was ranked 19th). Eagle River lost 3-0 to Bettye Davis East Anchorage on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wolves have suffered since September 24th.
While Eagle River was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Bettye Davis East Anchorage's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Dimond came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Wolverines.
Dimond had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 27-29, 25-17, 25-13, 25-22.
Dimond was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matches.
Eagle River's loss dropped their record down to 8-17-1. As for Dimond, they pushed their record up to 30-4-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eagle River came up short against Dimond in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Eagle River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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