If there\u2019s one thing Prep League volleyball coaches know about Mayfield, it\u2019s that the Cubs will battle to the end.<\/p>\n
Chadwick came in Tuesday night and cruised in the first game and went up early in the second.<\/p>\n
But Stephen Bernabe\u2019s Cubs scratched and clawed their way back into the match and pushed it to the limit.<\/p>\n
In the end, though, Claire Lenihan\u2019s 19 kills, including the match clincher was too much.<\/p>\n
The Dolphins claimed a 25-15, 12-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-10 victory and finds itself just one-half game behind Poly, and one game behind Westridge in the second half chase for the league championship.<\/p>\n
Maddie Reed led Mayfield (12-11-1, 5-3) with 10 kills and Olivia Smith added six kills for the Cubs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really battled all night, but we can\u2019t give away that many points in close matches,\u201d Bernabe said. \u201cWe still have Westridge and our rematch with Poly. Going forward, if we stay consistent, we can still end up in the top two or three in league.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maeve Davitt had 31 digs for Mayfield.<\/p>\n
After being able to even the match at a game a piece, Mayfield started the third set up 6-2, but Chadwick (10-5, 6-2) clawed back and won 23 of the next 33 points and took the third game.<\/p>\n
Monique Childress had 40 assists for the Dolphins and Jessie Doty added 15 kills.<\/p>\n
Mayfield will host winless Firebaugh on Thursday at 6:30.<\/p>\n
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Remaining schedule for the Cubs:<\/strong><\/p>\n Flintridge Prep at Mayfield (Oct 18)<\/p>\n Poly at Mayfield (Oct 22)<\/p>\n Mayfield at Westridge (Oct. 25)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prep League Standings:<\/strong><\/p>\n Westridge (14-2 overall, 7-1 in league)<\/p>\n Poly (12-5, 6-1)<\/p>\n Chadwick (10-6, 6-2)<\/p>\n Mayfield (12-11-1, 5-3)<\/p>\n Flintridge Prep (9-10-1, 3-5)<\/p>\n Rio Hondo Prep (5-12-1, 1-8)<\/p>\n Firebaugh (0-9, 0-8)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If there\u2019s one thing Prep League volleyball coaches know about Mayfield, it\u2019s that the Cubs will battle to the end. Chadwick came in Tuesday night and cruised in the first game and went up early in the second. But Stephen Bernabe\u2019s Cubs scratched and clawed their way back into the match and pushed it to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,110,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-story","category-girls-volleyball","category-topstories","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\n