Even before the attack came, Yuki knew that the ball would go to Kaito again. After all, without his captain, Kikugawa's setter really had a limited option to attack. Of course, the boy could send it to Tachibana or Ao, but those two weren't really strong attackers in the first place, and in such a crucial situation where they needed to score to cut off their opponent's momentum, going to the strongest attacker was the easier way to do.
Yuki knew the theory full well like it was the back of his hand.