Steele Canyon is 9-1 against Grossmont since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Steele Canyon Cougars will head out to challenge the Grossmont Foothillers at 6:30 p.m. Steele Canyon is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Monday, it was close, but Steele Canyon sidestepped Santana for a 3-2 victory.
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 win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taylin Blake, who had 11 blocks and three kills. Those 11 blocks gave Blake a new career-high. 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.
Meanwhile, Grossmont entered their tilt with Mount Miguel on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Matadors with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Grossmont was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-16, 25-20.
Steele Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Grossmont, their win bumped their record up to 13-10.
Steele Canyon beat Grossmont 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Steele Canyon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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