On Friday, Nikiski faced Kenai Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Nikiski Bulldogs fell just short of the Kenai Central Kardinals by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Kardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Nikiski sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-7.
Even though they lost, Nikiski was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. This was only their third loss (out of 12 games) when they serve at least ten aces.
The loss snapped Nikiski's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 35-17-6 record. As for Kenai Central, they pushed their record up to 40-7-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Nikiski will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Seward at 10:00 a.m. Seward will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Nikiski surely won't give up without a fight. Kenai Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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