After flying high against Mount Miguel last Wednesday, Grossmont came back down to earth. The Grossmont Foothillers lost 3-0 to the Steele Canyon Cougars on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Foothillers in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Grossmont was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
Olivia Williams was a one-man wrecking crew for Steele Canyon as she had nine aces, eight kills, four digs, and a block. With that strong performance, Williams is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Sniff, who had seven digs, three aces, and a kill.
Grossmont's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11. As for Steele Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-13 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grossmont will face off against Santana at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Steele Canyon, they will challenge El Cajon Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Steele Canyon is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
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