It was a good run, but Dinuba unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Tulare Western Mustangs. The Emperors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Dinuba was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Tulare Western work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-20.
Dinuba's loss came despite strong showings from Kaylee Leal and Maylyn Martinez. Leal had 22 digs, while Martinez had nine digs, two aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Martinez has posted since back in September.
Tulare Western found their leader in sophomore Maliah Mu?oz, who had 18 digs.
Dinuba's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-10. As for Tulare Western, they pushed their record up to 8-20 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Dinuba wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Lemoore on the 17th. Tulare Western has also already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Hanford on the 17th.
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