If El Cajon Valley was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Monte Vista last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The El Cajon Valley Braves fell just short of the Steele Canyon Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
El Cajon Valley took Steele Canyon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-17, 24-26, 15-11.
Steele Canyon can attribute much of their success to Maddy Sniff, who had 11 digs and three aces. Sniff has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
El Cajon Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-15. As for Steele Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. El Cajon Valley will face off against Grossmont at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Steele Canyon, they will square off against Mount Miguel at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Steele Canyon will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
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