Volleyball Recap: Emily Figueroa Key Part of a Team Effort in Steelers Win

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2024, 12:56pm

Volleyball Recap: Fontana Steelers vs. Rim of the World Fighting Scots

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Fontana hadn't done well against Rim of the World recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Fontana Steelers blew past the Rim of the World Fighting Scots 3-0. For the Steelers, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat the Fighting Scots walked away with the last time they faced one another two weeks ago.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-24, 25-16.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fontana to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emily Figueroa, who had 24 digs. Another player making a difference was Arianna Brito, who had nine digs, four aces, and two kills.

She wasn't the only good server: Fontana was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.

The win made it two in a row for Fontana and bumps their season record up to 17-11. As for Rim of the World, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.

Fontana will head out to take on Kaiser at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Rim of the World does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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