It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact American Canyon can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Head-Royce Jayhawks on Saturday.
While American Canyon ultimately came up short, they really made Head-Royce work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 27-25, 25-16.
Despite the loss, American Canyon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Maren Espiritu had nine digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Espiritu a new career-high.
American Canyon dropped their record down to 18-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Head-Royce, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season.
American Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Head-Royce, they will challenge Marin Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Marin Academy sitting on nine straight wins and Head-Royce on 11.
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