The Service Cougars and the Dimond Lynx will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Service is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Grace Christian, who was ranked third at the time (Service was ranked sixth). Service fell just short of Grace Christian by a score of 78-75 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cougars have suffered since March 22, 2024.
Meanwhile, Dimond had just enough and edged South Anchorage out 62-59 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lynx.
Dimond has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Service, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-6.
Service didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Dimond in their previous matchup on January 11th, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. Does Service have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dimond turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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