After flying high against McAllen Memorial last Saturday, McAllen came back down to earth. The McAllen Bulldogs fell just short of the Sharyland Rattlers by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
McAllen took Sharyland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 17-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, McAllen still got an impressive performance from Katelyn Vaden, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Vaden has posted in her last seven contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sharyland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayleen Berlanga, who had three digs and 17 assists.
McAllen's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-11. As for Sharyland, their victory was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 31-3.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Rowe the next time they take the court. McAllen will host Rowe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Sharyland will head out to face them at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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