Homer and Nikiski are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. The Homer Mariners will venture away from home to take on the Nikiski Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Homer is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
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. The dominant performance gave Lowney a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Nikiski faced Kenai Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Nikiski took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kenai Central. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nikiski was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13.
Homer's loss dropped their record down to 19-22-7. As for Nikiski, their defeat dropped their record down to 31-16-6.
Homer might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Nikiski when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Homer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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