McLane was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Sunnyside Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 last Tuesday.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets McLane lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 16-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Sunnyside had a senior duo take command as Juan Mendoza Flores Jr. had 22 assists and Gengshi Hang had 16 digs. Mendoza Flores Jr. is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 13 or more in each of the last four games he's played.
McLane's loss dropped their record down to 5-21. As for Sunnyside, their victory ended a four-match drought on the road and puts them at 23-12.
McLane wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Madera on the 28th. As for Sunnyside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Edison on the 28th.
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