Volleyball Recap: Menlo-Atherton Bears vs. Palo Alto Vikings
Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Menlo-Atherton couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Palo Alto Vikings by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Bears' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Menlo-Atherton was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Palo Alto work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-13, 26-24, 21-25, 16-14.
Sienna Morales paced Menlo-Atherton's offense, picking up 20 kills. Morales got some help from
Meki Maile and her 39 assists. Maile also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Kiela King, racking up two apiece.
Menlo-Atherton's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-8. As for Palo Alto, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 30-4.
As of now, neither Menlo-Atherton nor Palo Alto have any future games scheduled.
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