Volleyball Preview: Grossmont Foothillers vs. Steele Canyon Cougars
Grossmont is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Steele Canyon is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Grossmont Foothillers will face off against the Steele Canyon Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Grossmont made easy work of Mount Miguel and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Grossmont walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-20.
Grossmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon had just enough and edged Santana out 3-2 on Monday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Steele Canyon who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 20-25, 15-10.
Steele Canyon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taylin Blake, who had 11 blocks and three kills. Those 11 blocks gave Blake a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Izabella Trotto, who had eight kills, four digs, and two blocks.
Grossmont's victory bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Steele Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season.
Grossmont came up short against Steele Canyon in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will Grossmont have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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