Steele has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Independence Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Steele beat Berea-Midpark 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-19, 23-25, 26-24.
Roxy Trunzo and Allie Jackson were among the main playmakers for Steele as the former had 30 digs and the latter had nine digs and two aces. Trunzo is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything went Independence's way against Fairview on Thursday as Independence made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Independence was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-10, 25-12.
Steele is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Independence, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Steele came out on top in a nail-biter against Independence in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Steele since the team 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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