Foothill is 2-8 against Arbor View since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Falcons will head out to take on the Aggies at 6:00 p.m. Foothill will be strutting in after a win while Arbor View will be coming in after a loss.
Foothill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Silverado, who was ranked 24th at the time (Foothill was ranked eighth). The Falcons were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Skyhawks on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Skyhawks: they've now won five in a row.
Foothill never let Silverado on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
Jayden Ellizar-Keiki
| 04/21/25 vs Silverado | 9 |
| 04/16/25 vs Desert Oasis | 6 |
| 04/04/25 vs Eldorado | 5 |
| 04/03/25 vs Arbor View | 17 |
Foothill's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Evan Anderson, who had 12 digs, and Jayden Ellizar-Keiki, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most digs Ellizar-Keiki has posted over his last four matches.
Meanwhile, Arbor View came up short against Palo Verde on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
While Arbor View had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22.
Foothill's win bumped their record up to 20-13. As for Arbor View, they dropped their record down to 17-16 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Foothill couldn't quite get it done against Arbor View in their previous matchup on April 5th as they fell 2-0. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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