On Friday, Chugiak faced Nikiski in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Chugiak Mustangs fell 2-0 to the Nikiski Bulldogs. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Chugiak was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-23.
Elise Kelley paced Chugiak's offense, picking up eight kills. Kelley got some help from
Oliviya Rodriguez and her 17 assists. Rodriguez also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Sa'Ora Tonu, racking up three apiece.
Nikiski can attribute much of their success to Kailey Stynsberg, who had 12 digs.
Chugiak's loss dropped their record down to 21-15-1. As for Nikiski, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 31-14-6.
Chugiak has already played their next contest, a 1-1 tie against South Anchorage on the 25th. As for Nikiski, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Service on the 26th.
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