The Santana Sultans will head out on the road to challenge the Grossmont Foothillers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Grossmont took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Santana, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Santana made easy work of Mount Miguel and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sultans.
One reason for the win was Santana's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-8.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Grossmont's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They came up short against Steele Canyon, falling 3-0. The Foothillers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Grossmont was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
Santana has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Grossmont, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Santana took their victory against Grossmont when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santana since the squad 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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