Mendota's tournament run continued when they took on Streator on Saturday. The Trojans fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mendota sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-19, 18-25, 25-21.
Mariyah Elam paced Mendota's offense, picking up nine kills. Elam got some help from Eva Beetz and her nine assists. Finally, Elam was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high seven blocks.
Mendota's loss dropped their record down to 5-26-1. As for Streator, their victory ended a three-match drought on the road and puts them at 16-14-2.
Coming up, Mendota will take on Kewanee at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Streator, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Annawan on the 18th.
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