Volleyball Preview: Forest Lake Christian Falcons vs. Encina Bulldogs
Forest Lake Christian is 9-1 against Encina since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Forest Lake Christian Falcons will be staying on the road to face off against the Encina Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Forest Lake Christian's way against Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning as Forest Lake Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Forest Lake Christian took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-9, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Encina was able to grind out a solid victory over Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Encina walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-21, 22-25, 25-12.
Encina can attribute much of their success to Diana Khalvati, who had 15 digs.
Encina was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Forest Lake Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for Encina, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8.
Forest Lake Christian took their win against Encina in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Lake Christian 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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