There's no place like home for Berkeley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Encinal Jets 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Yellowjackets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Berkeley was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (97-96), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-16, 25-23, 17-25, 15-8.
Berkeley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Berkeley pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Encinal, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.
Berkeley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory vs. Piedmont on the 27th. Encinal has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Bishop O'Dowd on the 30th.
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