Nikiski has been on the road for five straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Homer Mariners at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but likely not for long.
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 fell 2-0 to Kenai Central on Saturday.
While Nikiski was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Homer came up short against Seward on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Homer was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-17.
Homer's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Piper Fuchs, who had 18 digs, and Channing Lowney, who had ten digs, six kills, and four aces. Those four aces gave Lowney a new career-high.
Nikiski's loss dropped their record down to 31-16-6. As for Homer, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-22-7 record this season.
Everything went Nikiski's way against Homer when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Nikiski made off with a 3-0 win. Does Nikiski have another victory up their sleeve, or will Homer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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