Santa Margarita is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Casteel. The Santa Margarita Eagles took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Casteel Colts. The shutout was out of character for the Eagles seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
While Santa Margarita was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22.
Casteel was led to victory by Fara Bronson and Ella Witte. Bronson had four digs and 16 assists, while Witte had eight digs. Bronson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Santa Margarita's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Casteel, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-10.
Santa Margarita will venture away from home to challenge Mater Dei at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Mater Dei is coming into the contest with six straight wins at home, so Santa Margarita will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Casteel, they will welcome Basha at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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