Santiago had to start their season on the road on Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell just short of the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks by a score of 3-2. The Sharks haven't had much luck with the Nighthawks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Santiago wouldn't go down easily and took Murrieta Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-16, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santiago will take on Ontario Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Murrieta Valley, they are packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Beaumont at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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