The Encinal Jets will face off against the Arcata Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Encinal is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Encinal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over College Prep.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22.
Logan Chen and Marley Marie Rodrigues were among the main playmakers for Encinal as the former had 18 digs and the latter had 15 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Arcata had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six back in October. They blew past the Panthers 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-17.
Arcata was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Encinal has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-15 record this season. As for Arcata, their record is now 19-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Encinal has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Arcata struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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