Foothill was the 2-1 winner over Shasta when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The Foothill Cougars fell just short of the Shasta Wolves by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Foothill took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Foothill still got an impressive performance from Emily Rafferty, who had 29 digs and two aces. Rafferty has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Shasta was led to victory by Eli Diehl and Quinn Sammut. Diehl had 19 digs, while Sammut had 28 digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Sammut has posted in her last seven games.
Foothill's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-3. As for Shasta, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Foothill will be playing in front of their home fans against West Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Shasta, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Pleasant Valley on the 3rd.
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