After flying high against Corona last Tuesday, King came back down to earth. The King Wolves came up short against the Norco Cougars on Thursday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wolves have suffered since March 6th.
While King was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Norco's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Mahin Hoque paced King's offense, picking up eight kills. Hoque got some help from Giovanny Madott and his 17 assists. Finally, Logan McKee kept King's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
King's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Norco, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
King and Norco could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. King (ranked 448th) will meet Santiago (ranked 141st) at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Norco will challenge Rancho Cucamonga at 4:45 p.m. on Monday down 208 places (359 vs. 151).
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