Steele Canyon won the last time they faced Santana, and things went their way on Monday too. The Steele Canyon Cougars won by a set and slipped past the Santana Sultans 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Steele Canyon got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 20-25, 15-10.
Steele Canyon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taylin Blake led the charge by getting 11 blocks and three kills. The dominant performance gave Blake a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Izabella Trotto, who had eight kills, four digs, and two blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Steele Canyon kept the net locked down and finished the game with 23 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Steele Canyon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Santana, the defeat snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-6 record.
Steele Canyon will take on Grossmont at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Steele Canyon is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Santana, they will host Mount Miguel at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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