Volleyball Preview: Kenai Central Kardinals vs. Nikiski Bulldogs
Kenai Central is 8-1-1 against Nikiski since November of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Kenai Central Kardinals are on the road again to play the Nikiski Bulldogs at 7:30 a.m.
Kenai Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Dimond, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Kenai Central was ranked fourth). Kenai Central fell 2-0 to Dimond on Saturday. The Kardinals' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Kenai Central was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Nikiski hadn't done well against Chugiak recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Nikiski walked away with a 2-0 win over Chugiak. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Nikiski was: they took both sets by at least 25 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 25-0.
Kenai Central's loss dropped their record down to 34-6-5. As for Nikiski, their victory bumped their record up to 31-14-6.
Kenai Central was able to grind out a solid win over Nikiski in their previous matchup on Tuesday, winning 3-1. Does Kenai Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nikiski turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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