Woodside hasn't had much luck against Menlo-Atherton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Woodside Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Menlo-Atherton Bears at 5:30 p.m.
Woodside lost 3-0 to Aragon on Tuesday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Woodside was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Aragon's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Menlo-Atherton waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Ravens with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Menlo-Atherton never let Sequoia on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 26-24.
Menlo-Atherton can attribute much of their success to Kiela King, who had 11 digs and two aces. King is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Menlo-Atherton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Woodside's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Menlo-Atherton, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Woodside suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Menlo-Atherton in their previous matchup back in September. Will Woodside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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