It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Menlo-Atherton can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clovis Cougars on Tuesday. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Menlo-Atherton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 26-24, 25-13, 25-21.
Sienna Morales paced Menlo-Atherton's offense, picking up 12 kills. Morales got some help from
Meki Maile and her 25 assists. Maile was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Jocelyn Yang went supernova for Clovis, getting 22 digs and two aces. Yang has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Menlo-Atherton's loss dropped their record down to 23-9. As for Clovis, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-10 record this season.
Menlo-Atherton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clovis, they will challenge Redwood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Redwood is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Clovis will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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