If Encina was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Forest Lake Christian on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bulldogs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Franklin Wildcats on Wednesday.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Franklin scored at least 21 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 25-23.
Nate Wroten paced Encina's offense, picking up 33 kills. Wroten got some help from Yoel Calleja and his 39 assists.
Sean An was the offensive standout of the contest as he had 26 digs and three assists. Those 26 digs gave him a new career-high. Tadon Tran was another key player, getting 16 assists and nine digs.
Encina's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Franklin, their win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 7-14.
Encina has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Sacramento Waldorf on the 3rd. Franklin has also already played their next matchup (against Laguna Creek), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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