McLane has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Central Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, McLane didn't have quite enough to beat Fresno and fell 3-2. While the Highlanders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-19 in the first set.
McLane wouldn't go down easily and took Fresno into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final set scores came out to 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Central's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Clovis South by a score of 3-2.
Central actually scored more points across those five sets (115-114), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 17-25, 22-25, 35-33, 15-13.
McLane has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season. As for Central, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 13-12.
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