Nikiski and Soldotna are an even 4-4-2 against one another since October of 2022, but not for long. The Nikiski Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Soldotna Stars at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nikiski is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Kenai Central, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Nikiski was ranked 12th). Nikiski took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kenai Central on Saturday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Kardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Nikiski was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Soldotna came up short against Chugiak on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Soldotna was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring zero points in every single set they played. The final score came out to 25-0, 25-0.
Nikiski's defeat dropped their record down to 31-16-6. As for Soldotna, their loss dropped their record down to 19-15-4.
Nikiski was able to grind out a solid win over Soldotna when the teams last played on October 12th, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nikiski since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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