After flying high against Apache Junction last Thursday, Seton Catholic came back down to earth. The Seton Catholic Sentinels came up short against the Valley Christian Trojans on Saturday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Sentinels of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-14, 25-14.
Elizabeth Steinkamp paced Seton Catholic's offense, picking up 13 kills. Steinkamp got some help from
Sofia Shahlapour and her 17 assists.
Leading Valley Christian to victory were Madi Brown-Mcalpine and Ansley Venkatesh. Brown-Mcalpine had eight digs and two aces, while Venkatesh had three digs and three aces. Brown-Mcalpine has been hot , having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
Seton Catholic's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-12. As for Valley Christian, they pushed their record up to 23-12 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Seton Catholic's road trip will continue as they head out to face Globe at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Seton Catholic is facing Globe at the right time seeing as Globe is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Valley Christian, they will face off against Apache Junction at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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