Half Moon Bay hadn't done well against Menlo-Atherton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Half Moon Bay Cougars had just enough and edged the Menlo-Atherton Bears out 2-1. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Bears walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Half Moon Bay who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 29-31, 15-12.
Half Moon Bay can attribute much of their success to Kate Billington, who had 11 digs.
Despite the loss, Menlo-Atherton still got an impressive performance from Kiela King, who had 12 digs and two aces. King is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Half Moon Bay has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Menlo-Atherton, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-7.
Half Moon Bay has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Notre Dame on the 12th. As for Menlo-Atherton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Carlmont on the 12th.
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