After two games on the road, Chugiak is heading back home. They will host the West Anchorage Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Chugiak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Wasilla, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Chugiak was ranked eighth). Chugiak fell just short of Wasilla by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Mustangs have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Chugiak took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 24-26, 21-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Chugiak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday West Anchorage sidestepped Eagle River for a 3-2 win.
West Anchorage took Eagle River into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-18, 25-18, 18-25, 15-5.
Chugiak's defeat dropped their record down to 19-13-1. As for West Anchorage, they now have a winning record of 18-17-6.
Chugiak took their victory against West Anchorage in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Chugiak have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Anchorage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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