Futures has been on the road for seven straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Encina Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Futures got the win against Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Futures' dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-12.
Futures can attribute much of their success to Nikka Vinokurov, who had ten digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Futures was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Encina made easy work of Victory Christian on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Diana Khalvati, who had 18 digs and three aces.
Futures pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Encina, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Futures was able to grind out a solid victory over Encina in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Futures have another victory up their sleeve, or will Encina turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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