The John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin Patriots will take on the Futures Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin made easy work of Encina and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Futures posted their closest win since October 23, 2024 on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past Forest Lake Christian 3-2.
Futures had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-12.
Futures' win came from a few key players John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nikka Vinokurov, who had 56 digs and four assists. Those four assists gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Svetlana Blyshchyk, who had 26 kills, 21 digs, four aces, and one block.
Futures was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Futures, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Futures in their previous meeting back in September. Will the Patriots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
