Menlo-Atherton is 10-0 against Woodside since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Menlo-Atherton Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Woodside Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Menlo-Atherton is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Menlo-Atherton's way against Sequoia as Menlo-Atherton made off with a 3-0 win.
Menlo-Atherton never let Sequoia on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 26-24.
Among those leading the charge was Kiela King, who had 11 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Menlo-Atherton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Woodside came up short against Aragon on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Woodside was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Aragon's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-17.
Menlo-Atherton's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. As for Woodside, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Everything went Menlo-Atherton's way against Woodside in their previous meeting back in September, as Menlo-Atherton made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Menlo-Atherton 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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