Juneau-Douglas faced Barrow in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Crimson Bears took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Whalers. That makes it the first time this season the Crimson Bears have let down their home crowd.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17.
Juneau-Douglas' offense was headlined by Lavinia Ma'Ake and Braith Dihle, who picked up three kills apiece. They got some help from Brie Powers and her six assists. Finally, Gwen Nizich kept Juneau-Douglas' defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Juneau-Douglas' defeat dropped their record down to 16-10-4. As for Barrow, they have been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 20 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-7-1 record this season.
Juneau-Douglas didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Sitka on the 3rd. Hopefully Barrow paid attention to the Crimson Bears' matchup: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Crimson Bears at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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