After flying high against Hillsdale last Thursday, Burlingame came back down to earth. The Panthers fell just short of the Menlo-Atherton Bears by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. If the Panthers were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Bears when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Burlingame actually scored more points across those five sets (105-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-17, 25-22, 11-25, 18-16.
Menlo-Atherton was led to victory by Kylie Winters and Teagan Forcier-Koranda. Winters had 26 digs and two aces, while Forcier-Koranda had 13 assists and seven digs. That's the most assists Forcier-Koranda has posted over her last three contests. Louisa King also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Burlingame has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Menlo-Atherton, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-7.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Burlingame is set to face off against their familiar foe Half Moon Bay at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Menlo-Atherton will challenge rival Woodside at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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