Nikiski hasn't had much luck against Kenai Central recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Nikiski Bulldogs' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Kenai Central Kardinals at 7:30 a.m. Kenai Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Nikiski, who comes in off a win.
Nikiski is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Chugiak, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Nikiski was ranked 14th). Nikiski came out on top against Chugiak by a score of 2-0 on Friday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Nikiski was: they took both sets by at least 25 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-0, 25-0.
Meanwhile, Kenai Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to Dimond.
Kenai Central was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-13.
Nikiski's win bumped their record up to 31-14-6. As for Kenai Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 34-6-5.
Nikiski came up short against Kenai Central when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kenai Central's Brynnen Hanson, who had 18 digs. Now that Nikiski knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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