The Encina Bulldogs will take on the Ben Holt College Prep Academy Bobcats at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Encina had just enough and edged Futures out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Encina got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 22-25, 25-13, 30-28, 15-10.
Encina can attribute much of their success to Shamama Fayyaz, who had six blocks, three digs, and three aces, and Diana Khalvati, who had 19 digs. Those six blocks gave Fayyaz a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Ben Holt College Prep Academy had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Riptide by a score of 3-1.
Ben Holt College Prep Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-20.
Encina now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Ben Holt College Prep Academy, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Encina came up short against Ben Holt College Prep Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Encina avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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