After losing to Mission Oak the last time they met, Tulare Western decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Tulare Western Mustangs won by a set and slipped past the Mission Oak Hawks 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Tulare Western took Mission Oak into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Tulare Western found their leader in underclassman Maliah Mu?oz, who had 24 digs and eight aces. The dominant performance gave Mu?oz a new career-high in aces.
Tulare Western was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Kylie Mendes and Ava Buchanan certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Mendes had 25 digs, while Buchanan had 11 digs.
Tulare Western's win bumped their record up to 7-20. As for Mission Oak, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season.
Tulare Western didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Dinuba on the 15th. As for Mission Oak, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hanford at 6:30 p.m. on October 21st.
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