McLean faced Oakton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Highlanders fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2. The Highlanders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2024.
McLean actually scored more points across those five sets (99-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-18, 25-21, 12-25, 15-10.
Will McGinnis paced McLean's offense, picking up 19 kills. McGinnis got some help from Evan Li and his 40 assists. Li was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, McLean fell to 6-1. As for Oakton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
McLean didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Hayfield on the 15th. As for Oakton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Chantilly on the 15th.
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