Volleyball Recap: Kenai Central Kardinals vs. Nikiski Bulldogs
Kenai Central waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They skirted past the Nikiski Bulldogs 3-2. The Kardinals have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
Kenai Central was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 21-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Kenai Central was led to victory by Brynnen Hanson and Savannah Hershberger. Hanson had 20 digs, while Hershberger had 16 digs. Hanson has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Kenai Central pushed their record up to 43-7-6 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Nikiski, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 35-18-7.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Kenai Central will challenge Monroe Catholic at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Nikiski, they will square off against Valdez at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Valdez will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Nikiski surely won't give up without a fight.
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