Salinas came into Thursday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs on Thursday as the Salinas Cowboys made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Cowboys, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Salinas was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Monte Vista Christian squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-23, 25-23.
Leading Salinas to victory were Rylee Eastin and Sam Pietro. Eastin had six digs and three aces, while Pietro had six digs. The dominant performance also gave Eastin a new career-high in aces.
Salinas' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-5. As for Monte Vista Christian, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
After both having extra time off, Salinas and Hollister will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Monte Vista Christian, they will welcome Santa Catalina at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Monte Vista Christian will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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