Trinity Castaneda added another ace to make it 20-13, and the Knights closed out with a 5-2 run paced by two kills from Castillo. The second game was tied at 12 before Torres scored a sideout on a kill and followed it up with a five-point service run that included four aces. 13, the host Eagles took them to five games, but Shadow Hills seemed determined to take care of business this time.Īfter an easy win in the first game, the Knights were tested in each of the following stanzas. The first time the Knights played Desert Hot Springs on Oct. “We had to play our game from there on out.” “It was a big wake-up call for us,” senior outside/opposite hitter Karla Torres said. Since the start of the 2012 season, the Knights had won 33 straight league matches until falling in five games to Big Bear on the road on Oct. Shadow Hills had taken on an aura of invincibility in league over the past two-plus seasons. “We’re proud of the team that we came with, and it’s really exciting.” “It’s amazing we celebrated every point (against Desert Hot Springs) and we were so happy,” said junior outside hitter Bethany Castillo, who leads the Knights in kills. The bittersweet prospect of a league co-title with Big Bear was soon forgotten when news came in that the Bears were upset that same night by Desert Mirage, handing Shadow Hills its third straight outright league championship. Shadow Hills swept Desert Hot Springs, 25-16, 25-15, 25-16, at home Wednesday in the regular-season finale to ensure at least a share of the league title, which was cause for celebration. An end days earlier to their lengthy De Anza League unbeaten streak may have shown a chink in the Knights’ armor, but on Wednesday night, the Shadow Hills girls volleyball team’s rule over the league remained iron-clad.
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