John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Encina is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin will face off against Encina at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin was able to grind out a solid victory over Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning, taking the game 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Fire Wolves: they've now won three in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 21-25, 25-22.
If Foresthill wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Encina, they should've done a better job of containing Youssef Slekh. Encina put the hurt on Foresthill with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday for which the team can thank Slekh, who had 12 digs and seven aces. Those seven aces gave him a new career-high.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Encina was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-11, 25-9.
John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Encina, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin came out on top in a nail-biter against Encina in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin repeat their success, or does Encina has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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