Steele Canyon is 7-0 against Monte Vista since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Steele Canyon Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monte Vista Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Steele Canyon's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Monte Vista has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Monday, Steele Canyon narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Santana 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Steele Canyon got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 20-25, 15-10.
Steele Canyon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taylin Blake, who had 11 blocks and three kills. Those 11 blocks gave Blake a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Izabella Trotto, who had eight kills, four digs, and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista lost 3-0 to Grossmont on Monday.
Monte Vista couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Grossmont a tough time in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-12, 30-28.
Steele Canyon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Monte Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
Everything went Steele Canyon's way against Monte Vista in their previous matchup back in September, as Steele Canyon made off with a 3-0 win. Will Steele Canyon repeat their success, or does Monte Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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