On Saturday, Service faced Chugiak in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Service Cougars fell just short of the Chugiak Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cougars of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Service wouldn't go down easily and took Chugiak into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Service still got an impressive performance 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 games.
Service's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 32-20-2. As for Chugiak, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 27-17-2.
Service will take on Juneau-Douglas at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Chugiak, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against South Anchorage on the 9th.
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