Calexico was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Holtville Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 last Tuesday.
Calexico took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-13, 17-15.
JOHANNA GALLEGO paced Calexico's offense, picking up 22 kills. GALLEGO got some help from ANDREA AGUILAR and her 18 assists. AGUILAR was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Leading Holtville to victory were Mallorie Kellum and Kadence Toten. Kellum had 11 digs and two aces, while Toten had 21 kills, eight digs, and six aces. Those 21 kills gave Toten a new career-high. Ava Dhalliwal also deserves some recognition as she had her first kills of the season.
Calexico's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Holtville, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Coming up, Calexico will be taking part in a tournament against La Jolla at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Holtville has already played their next game (against West Shores), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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