Fontana is 0-10 against Summit since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Fontana Steelers will venture away from home to face off against the Summit SkyHawks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Fontana came up short against Grand Terrace and fell 3-1. The Steelers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fontana started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-20.
Fontana's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Teniece Johnson, who had 17 digs and three aces, and Emily Figueroa, who had 17 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Johnson has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Mila Radojevic, who had five kills and five digs.
Meanwhile, everything went Summit's way against Carter on Wednesday as Summit made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the SkyHawks.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-21, 25-9.
Summit's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Rayleen Togagae, who had four aces and three digs, and Hannah Reyes, who had 12 digs and three aces. Togagae is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Summit was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Fontana's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Summit, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Fontana has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Summit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fontana came up short against Summit when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Fontana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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