Volleyball Recap: Encina Gets the Win

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Previous Games

09/23/25 - Away	3-1 W
10/15/24 - Away	3-1 W
09/19/24 - Home	3-0 W
09/21/23 - Away	3-0 W
08/22/23 - Home	3-0 W
+ 5 more games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Futures, Encina was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Victory Christian Vikings by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Encina had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-12, 25-17, 25-13.

Sarah Cowley paced Encina's offense, picking up six kills. Cowley got some help from Nyla Pomtong and her 20 assists. Cowley was also solid from the service line: she led the team with seven aces.

Encina's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 7-10. As for Victory Christian, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Encina will take on rival Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Victory Christian is set to challenge their familiar foe Sacramento Waldorf at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.