Volleyball Preview: Encinal Jets vs. Rancho Cotate Cougars
The Encinal Jets will head out on the road to take on the Rancho Cotate Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Encinal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Arcata.
Encinal had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-14.
Encinal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
Cloverdale typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Rancho Cotate proved too difficult a challenge. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Rancho Cotate's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Cloverdale between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17, 25-15.
Encinal's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-15. As for Rancho Cotate, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-13 record this season.
Encinal skirted past Rancho Cotate 2-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2017. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rancho Cotate's Faith O'Neil, who had 26 digs. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Encinal to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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