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The Big Splash: Alameda High Hornets vs Encinal High Jets, Wednesday, Oct 21, Encinal Swim Center. JV boys 4 PM, varsity boys 5 PM, varsity girls 6 PM, JV girls 7 PM.

Alameda High vs Encinal High · Water polo

The Big Splash 2026

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Encinal Swim Center, Alameda

Alameda’s cross-town rivalry in the pool: the Hornets and the Jets, four games in one evening, and a town’s bragging rights on the line. Football has the Island Bowl. Water polo has the Big Splash.

The four gamesTen years of resultsDirections

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Encinal Swim Center

Four games, one pool, one night

Junior varsity boys open at 4:00. Varsity boys follow at 5:00, varsity girls at 6:00, and junior varsity girls close the night at 7:00. Both varsity games are scored live on Eggbeater: the score lands here while they play.

  1. 4 PM

    Wed, Oct 21

    JV Boys

    Alameda Hornets
    Encinal Jets

    Junior varsity: not scored live.

  2. 5 PM

    Wed, Oct 21

    Varsity Boys

    Alameda Hornets
    Encinal Jets

    Alameda’s seasonEncinal’s season

  3. 6 PM

    Wed, Oct 21

    Varsity Girls

    Alameda Hornets
    Encinal Jets

    Alameda’s seasonEncinal’s season

  4. 7 PM

    Wed, Oct 21

    JV Girls

    Alameda Hornets
    Encinal Jets

    Junior varsity: not scored live.

This season

Coming in

Varsity boys

Alameda Hornets
20–2
Encinal Jets
10–6

Varsity girls

Alameda Hornets
15–6
Encinal Jets
13–6

Season records through 10/18, as each school’s season on Eggbeater carries them.

Fall 2016 to fall 2025 · 31 meetings

The stories the scores tell

Computed straight from every meeting MaxPreps has between the two schools since 2016: 31 games, 658 goals. Alameda has won 26, Encinal 5. Scores read Alameda first. No meeting with a result in 2020–21, the season COVID moved to the spring.

Every level · since Sep 2, 2022

Alameda has won 13 straight.

Encinal’s last win: the varsity girls, 12⁠–⁠4 on Oct 30, 2021 (postseason). Every meeting since, varsity and junior varsity, has gone Alameda’s way.

2016BG2017GBGB2018BGBG2019BGBG2021BGGG2022BBGG2023BGG2024BG2025BBGG

Gold: Alameda won · Blue: Encinal won · B boys, G girls · ring = junior varsity

Varsity boys · 2016 to 2025 · 13 meetings

Alameda leads 12–1.

121

Goals in those games: Alameda 216, Encinal 86. Alameda has won the last seven in a row.

ENCINAL WONALAMEDA WON14–7Oct 20 ’1619–5Oct 18 ’1721–8Oct 26 ’1715–11Oct 18 ’1821–11Oct 23 ’188–9Oct 22 ’1911–5Oct 29 ’1917–2Oct 21 ’2111–1Sep 2 ’2215–7Oct 20 ’2215–10Oct 17 ’2321–7Oct 22 ’2428–3Oct 21 ’25
The numbers
Varsity boys: every meeting, Alameda's score first
DateAlamedaEncinalWinnerMargin
Oct 20, 2016147Alameda7
Oct 18, 2017195Alameda14
Oct 26, 2017218Alameda13
Oct 18, 20181511Alameda4
Oct 23, 20182111Alameda10
Oct 22, 201989Encinal1
Oct 29, 2019115Alameda6
Oct 21, 2021172Alameda15
Sep 2, 2022111Alameda10
Oct 20, 2022157Alameda8
Oct 17, 20231510Alameda5
Oct 22, 2024217Alameda14
Oct 21, 2025283Alameda25

Biggest margin · Oct 21, 2025

Alameda by 25.

The varsity boys: Alameda 28⁠–⁠3, on Senior Night.

The classic · Oct 27, 2022 · varsity girls

7–7 after four quarters. Alameda won it in double overtime.

The only game in the series on file to need overtime: Alameda 14⁠–⁠10 after two overtimes (non-league).

Goals by period, Oct 27, 2022
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Alameda31123414
Encinal13211210

Varsity girls · 2016 to 2025 · 16 meetings

Alameda leads 12–4.

124

Goals in those games: Alameda 182, Encinal 134. Alameda has won the last seven in a row. Encinal’s best run: four straight, 2019 to 2021.

ENCINAL WONALAMEDA WON17–12Oct 20 ’167–2Sep 16 ’1711–10Oct 18 ’1711–9Oct 18 ’188–6Oct 27 ’187–11Oct 22 ’196–9Nov 2 ’195–10Oct 21 ’214–12Oct 30 ’2115–9Oct 20 ’2214–10Oct 27 ’2222–9Oct 17 ’2313–7Oct 26 ’2312–10Oct 22 ’2415–4Oct 21 ’2515–4Oct 30 ’25
The numbers
Varsity girls: every meeting, Alameda's score first
DateAlamedaEncinalWinnerMargin
Oct 20, 20161712Alameda5
Sep 16, 201772Alameda5
Oct 18, 20171110Alameda1
Oct 18, 2018119Alameda2
Oct 27, 201886Alameda2
Oct 22, 2019711Encinal4
Nov 2, 201969Encinal3
Oct 21, 2021510Encinal5
Oct 30, 2021412Encinal8
Oct 20, 2022159Alameda6
Oct 27, 20221410Alameda4
Oct 17, 2023229Alameda13
Oct 26, 2023137Alameda6
Oct 22, 20241210Alameda2
Oct 21, 2025154Alameda11
Oct 30, 2025154Alameda11

Closest finishes · 2 games

One goal.

Two finals came down to a single goal: the varsity girls on Oct 18, 2017, Alameda 11⁠–⁠10 and the varsity boys on Oct 22, 2019, Encinal 9⁠–⁠8.

Rivalry night · Oct 22, 2019

2019: the Jets’ night. Encinal swept both varsity games.

The girls won 11⁠–⁠7 and the boys 9⁠–⁠8, the boys by a single goal. It is the only rivalry night on file Encinal took both games.

Rivalry night · 9 years

Nine October nights, eight sweeps.

Every fall the two varsity teams meet on the same October evening, the night this page is about. Alameda swept seven of them (2016–2018 and 2022–2025). Encinal swept it in 2019. 2021 was split: Alameda took the boys’ game 17⁠–⁠2, Encinal the girls’ 10⁠–⁠5.

  1. 2016

    Boys

    Alameda

    14⁠–⁠7

    Girls

    Alameda

    17⁠–⁠12

    Alameda sweep

  2. 2017

    Boys

    Alameda

    19⁠–⁠5

    Girls

    Alameda

    11⁠–⁠10

    Alameda sweep

  3. 2018

    Boys

    Alameda

    15⁠–⁠11

    Girls

    Alameda

    11⁠–⁠9

    Alameda sweep

  4. 2019

    Boys

    Encinal

    9⁠–⁠8

    Girls

    Encinal

    11⁠–⁠7

    Encinal sweep

  5. 2021

    Boys

    Alameda

    17⁠–⁠2

    Girls

    Encinal

    10⁠–⁠5

    Split

  6. 2022

    Boys

    Alameda

    15⁠–⁠7

    Girls

    Alameda

    15⁠–⁠9

    Alameda sweep

  7. 2023

    Boys

    Alameda

    15⁠–⁠10

    Girls

    Alameda

    22⁠–⁠9

    Alameda sweep

  8. 2024

    Boys

    Alameda

    21⁠–⁠7

    Girls

    Alameda

    12⁠–⁠10

    Alameda sweep

  9. 2025

    Boys

    Alameda

    28⁠–⁠3

    Girls

    Alameda

    15⁠–⁠4

    Alameda sweep

Every result

From both schools’ MaxPreps schedules, read Oct 19, 2026. Junior varsity games are listed only where MaxPreps has them, and it has very few.

Boys

Every boys meeting, newest first, Alameda’s score first
DateScoreWinner
Oct 21, 202528–3Alameda
Oct 21, 202522–5AlamedaJV
Oct 22, 202421–7Alameda
Oct 17, 202315–10Alameda
Oct 20, 202215–7Alameda
Sep 2, 202211–1AlamedaTournament
Oct 21, 202117–2Alameda
Oct 29, 201911–5AlamedaLeague championships
Oct 22, 20198–9Encinal
Oct 23, 201821–11AlamedaPostseason
Oct 18, 201815–11Alameda
Oct 26, 201721–8AlamedaPostseason
Oct 18, 201719–5Alameda
Oct 20, 201614–7Alameda

Girls

Every girls meeting, newest first, Alameda’s score first
DateScoreWinner
Oct 30, 202515–4AlamedaLeague championships
Oct 21, 202515–4Alameda
Oct 22, 202412–10Alameda
Oct 26, 202313–7AlamedaLeague championships
Oct 17, 202322–9Alameda
Oct 27, 202214–10Alameda2OT · Non-league
Oct 20, 202215–9Alameda
Oct 30, 20214–12EncinalPostseason
Oct 21, 20219–4AlamedaJV
Oct 21, 20215–10Encinal
Nov 2, 20196–9EncinalLeague championships
Oct 22, 20197–11Encinal
Oct 27, 20188–6AlamedaLeague final
Oct 18, 201811–9Alameda
Oct 18, 201711–10Alameda
Sep 16, 20177–2AlamedaSierra Shootout
Oct 20, 201617–12Alameda

Where

Getting there

Encinal Swim Center

230 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501

All four games, Wednesday, October 21, 2026, first game at 4:00 PM.

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