Mission Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Tulare Western Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The Hawks 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.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Tulare Western scored at least 13 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Kylie Mendes and Ava Buchanan certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Mendes had 25 digs, while Buchanan had 11 digs.
Maliah Mu?oz was a one-man wrecking crew for Tulare Western as she had 24 digs and eight aces. Mu?oz is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played.
Mission Oak's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Tulare Western, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-20.
Mission Oak will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hanford at 6:30 p.m. on October 21st. As for Tulare Western, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Dinuba on the 15th.
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