The Homer Mariners are taking a road trip to square off against the Seward Seahawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Homer finally turned things around against Houston on Friday. They put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mariners have posted since October 5th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Homer was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-14.
Homer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Seward faced Mountain City Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Seward walked away with a 3-1 victory over Mountain City Christian Academy.
Seward had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21.
Homer's record now sits at 19-21-7. As for Seward, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-20-2.
Homer skirted past Seward 3-2 when the teams last played on October 4th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homer since the team 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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