Mendota was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight  defeat. They took  a  2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kewanee Boilermakers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Boilermakers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup  2-0  back in September.
 The  loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive:  Kewanee scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-21,  25-19.
 Despite the  defeat, Mendota saw an underclassman step up: freshman  Abby Delao  had eight  digs and three  assists.
 Leading Kewanee to victory were  Claire Taylor and  Bailey VanWinkle.  Taylor  had nine  digs, while  VanWinkle  had four  digs. That's the most  digs  Taylor has posted  over her last six  contests.
Mendota's loss dropped their record down to 5-27-1. As for Kewanee, they are  on a roll lately: they've  won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-15-1 record  this season.
 Mendota wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next  match,  a  2-0  win against Sandwich on the 23rd. As for Kewanee, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next  contest,  a  2-1  victory against Rockridge on the 23rd.
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