Menlo-Atherton was the 3-1 winner over Burlingame when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Bears fell 3-1 to the Panthers on Wednesday. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 25-17 in the first set.
Menlo-Atherton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-14.
Ben Warner paced Menlo-Atherton's offense, picking up nine kills. Warner got some help from Peter Chriss and his 22 assists. Finally, Millo Skhiri kept Menlo-Atherton's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Burlingame can attribute much of their success to Reiter Madden, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Madden has posted over his last nine contests.
Menlo-Atherton's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 21-6. As for Burlingame, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 22-4.
Coincidentally, Menlo-Atherton and Burlingame will both be playing San Mateo the next time they take the court. The Bears will head out to face the Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Panthers will head out to face them at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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