The Menlo-Atherton Bears will face off against the Los Gatos Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Menlo-Atherton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hollister as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
One reason for the win was Menlo-Atherton's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-13.
Teagan Forcier-Koranda
| 11/04/25 vs Hollister | 16 |
| 10/28/25 @ Woodside | 15 |
| 10/23/25 @ Burlingame | 14 |
Teagan Forcier-Koranda and Kylie Winters were among the main playmakers for Menlo-Atherton as the former had 16 assists and five digs and the latter had ten digs and one assist. Forcier-Koranda is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in each of the last three games she's played. Sophie Marks also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Menlo-Atherton was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Los Gatos made easy work of Carlmont on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Los Gatos was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-22, 26-24.
Menlo-Atherton's victory bumped their record up to 23-9. As for Los Gatos, their win bumped their record up to 14-12.
Menlo-Atherton skirted past Los Gatos 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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