Volleyball Preview: Futures Knights vs. Encina Bulldogs
The Futures Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Encina Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, everything went Futures' way against Capital College & Career Academy as Futures made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Futures was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-12, 25-7.
Nikka Vinokurov had an outrageously good game as she had ten digs and seven aces. Those seven aces gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Encina beat Victory Christian 3-1 on Tuesday.
Encina was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 22-25, 25-19.
Encina was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 34 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Futures' win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Encina, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Everything went Futures' way against Encina in their previous matchup back in September, as Futures made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Futures since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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