Volleyball Preview: Steele Canyon Cougars vs. Mount Miguel Matadors
Steele Canyon is 7-0 against Mount Miguel since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Steele Canyon Cougars will be playing at home against the Mount Miguel Matadors at 6:30 p.m. Steele Canyon will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Steele Canyon sidestepped El Cajon Valley for a 3-2 win.
Steele Canyon wouldn't go down easily and took El Cajon Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 25-17, 24-26, 15-11.
Among those leading the charge was Maddy Sniff, who had 11 digs and three aces. What's more, she also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three contests.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Steele Canyon kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in 24 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mount Miguel came up short against Santana on Monday, falling 3-0. The Matadors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-8.
Steele Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season. As for Mount Miguel, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Steele Canyon took their victory against Mount Miguel when the teams last played on October 2nd by a conclusive 3-0. Does Steele Canyon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Miguel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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