San Marcos lost against Canyon back in October of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The San Marcos Rattlers came up short against the Canyon Cougars, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Rattlers in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
San Marcos was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Canyon work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 28-26, 25-10.
Despite the loss, San Marcos still got an impressive performance from Grace Pactanac, who had seven digs and 20 assists. Pactanac is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 20 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Canyon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Marlee Lightsey led the charge by getting 20 kills and seven digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Sanders, who had eight digs, two kills, and 33 assists.
San Marcos' defeat dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-12 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Johnson the next time they take the court. San Marcos will host Johnson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Canyon will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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