Volleyball Recap: River Islands Comes Up Short

River Islands saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Encina Bulldogs. The Riptide have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Nikhil Raj paced River Islands' offense, picking up five kills. Raj got some help from Urijah DeOcampo and his six assists. David Chua controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.

Encina can attribute much of their success to Yoel Calleja, who had 24 assists and two blocks. That's the most blocks Calleja has posted over his last three matches.

River Islands' loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Encina, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.

River Islands has already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Chavez on the 19th. As for Encina, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Antelope on the 19th.