Menlo-Atherton waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS 3-0. The Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the FIGHTING KNIGHTS, too.
Menlo-Atherton walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 25-21.
Menlo-Atherton had a senior duo take command as Meki Maile had two aces and 24 assists and Kiela King had five digs and four aces. That's the most aces King has posted in her last nine matches.
They weren't the only good server: Menlo-Atherton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive contests.
Menlo-Atherton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Hillsdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-18.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Menlo-Atherton will venture away from home to square off against Aragon at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Menlo-Atherton is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Hillsdale, they will head out to take on San Mateo at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillsdale is facing San Mateo at the right time seeing as San Mateo is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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