If Rincon/University was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cholla last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rangers fell just short of the Salpointe Catholic Lancers by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Rangers haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Rincon/University actually scored more points across those five sets (103-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 16-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-13.
Antonio Sabelli paced Rincon/University's offense, picking up 20 kills. Sabelli got some help from Tim Tran and his 29 assists. Sabelli was also a major player on defense: he and he shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with three each.
Salpointe Catholic was led to victory by Reyes Gardner-Figueroa and Tyler Nitka. Gardner-Figueroa had 14 digs and three aces, while Nitka had ten kills and ten digs. Nitka has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last three times he's played. Shane Palmer also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Rincon/University's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Salpointe Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Rincon/University is taking a road trip to square off against Sahuaro at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Salpointe Catholic, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Ironwood Ridge on the 3rd.
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