Volleyball Preview: Grossmont Foothillers vs. El Cajon Valley Braves
Grossmont has gone 9-1 against El Cajon Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Grossmont Foothillers will welcome the El Cajon Valley Braves at 6:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Grossmont is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Santana. The loss continues a trend for the Foothillers in their matchups with the Sultans: they've now lost three in a row.
Grossmont was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-19.
The losing side was boosted by Kayla Kenis, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests.
Even though they lost, Grossmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, El Cajon Valley came up short against Steele Canyon on Monday, falling 3-0.
El Cajon Valley was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-3.
Grossmont now has a losing record at 9-10. As for El Cajon Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Grossmont was able to grind out a solid victory over El Cajon Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Grossmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Cajon Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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