Juneau-Douglas hasn't had much luck against Service recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears will face off against the Service Cougars at 1:30 p.m. Service took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Juneau-Douglas, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Juneau-Douglas was able to grind out a solid win over Ketchikan, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crimson Bears.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 15-25, 25-9.
Juneau-Douglas found their leader in sophomore Leila Cooper, who had three digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Service faced Chugiak in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Service fell just short of Chugiak by a score of 3-2.
Service took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Service's loss came about despite a quality game from Myalani Watson, who had 12 digs and three aces. Watson has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Even though they lost, Service 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 five consecutive contests.
Juneau-Douglas' victory bumped their record up to 15-27-5. As for Service, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 32-20-2.
Juneau-Douglas came up short against Service when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Juneau-Douglas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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