On Saturday, Nikiski faced Service in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Nikiski Bulldogs fell 2-0 to the Service Cougars. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Nikiski was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Service work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Nikiski saw an underclassman step up: Abby White had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces White has posted in her last nine games.
Service's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tahtiani Keliikipi led the charge by getting six digs and ten assists.
Nikiski's loss dropped their record down to 16-6-6. As for Service, their win bumped their record up to 15-13-1.
Nikiski didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Barrow on the 28th. Service has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against South Anchorage on the 28th.
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