Santiago kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Sharks in their meetings with the Nighthawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Santiago took Murrieta Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-16, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14.
Addie Ellis paced Santiago's offense, picking up 12 kills. Ellis got some help from Kaedyn Blotzer and her 17 assists. Emerson Newton controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santiago will venture away from home to square off against Ontario Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Murrieta Valley, they are packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Beaumont at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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