Pacific Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Catalina Cougars. The Breakers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Pacific Grove was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Santa Catalina work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 19-25, 25-17, 27-25.
Juilette Souza paced Pacific Grove's offense, picking up 16 kills. Souza got some help from
Sienna Cooper and her 19 assists.
Bree Morenz and
Cambria Lyon kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Pacific Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Santa Catalina, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-12.
Pacific Grove didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Salinas on the 28th. Santa Catalina has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against King City on the 28th.
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