Anacortes is 1-9 against Ferndale since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Anacortes Seahawks will head out on the road to challenge the Ferndale Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Anacortes is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Sehome just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mariners. While the Seahawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mariners 25-23 in the first set.
Anacortes started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-13, 24-22.
Despite the defeat, Anacortes saw an underclassman step up: Leah Andrew had eight digs and 29 assists. Andrew is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Anacortes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Ferndale's way against Mount Vernon on Tuesday as Ferndale made off with a 3-0 victory.
Anacortes' loss dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Ferndale, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Anacortes came out on top in a nail-biter against Ferndale when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anacortes since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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