The Service Cougars will take on the Lathrop Malemutes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Service is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bettye Davis East Anchorage, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Service was ranked eighth). Service walked away with a 3-1 win over Bettye Davis East Anchorage on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 25-19.
Service relied on the efforts of Myalani Watson, who had 12 digs, and Jaelyn Lorenzo, who had 22 digs. What's more, Lorenzo also posted a -100% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted in her last three games.
Meanwhile, Lathrop came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-11, 18-25, 25-7, 25-19.
Service has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-15-1 record this season. As for Lathrop, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-2-1.
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