On Friday, Lathrop faced Bettye Davis East Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lathrop Malemutes came out on top against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds by a score of 2-0. For the Malemutes, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 win the Thunderbirds walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
While Lathrop won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17.
Lillyanne (Ruby) Tansy paced Lathrop's offense, picking up ten kills. Tansy got some help from
Neyah Peterson (Bayless) and her 16 assists. Tansy was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Lathrop's victory bumped their record up to 35-6-2. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-10-3 record.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Kenai Central the next time they take the court. Lathrop will head out to face Kenai Central at 6:40 p.m. on Friday, while Bettye Davis East Anchorage will play them later in the day, at 4:50 p.m.
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