Steele Canyon lost against Santana back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Cougars came up short against the Sultans, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Cougars have suffered since August 13th.
Steele Canyon was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Santana work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 27-25, 25-17.
Taylor Carpenter paced Steele Canyon's offense, picking up 12 kills. Carpenter got some help from Trinity Wong and her 14 assists. Finally, Izzy Trotto kept Steele Canyon's defense grounded, leading the team with 12 blocks.
Leading Santana to victory were Madison Fortuna and Vanessa Ryan. Fortuna had three digs and three aces, while Ryan had 12 digs and one assist. That's the most aces Fortuna has posted over her last four contests.
This is the second loss in a row for Steele Canyon and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Santana, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Steele Canyon will face off against Granite Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Santana, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Canyon Hills on the 9th.
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