Toros can’t hold off Pacheco comeback

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune

Torres’ Lexi Heredia rises up for a kill in Wednesday’s five-set loss to Pacheco. Heredia had five kills and five blocks in the match. 

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From the start, it looked like the Matilda Torres Toros girls volleyball team was going to come away with a three-set sweep over the visiting Pacheco Panthers from Los Banos. 

However, the Toros couldn’t hold onto a 22-16 third set lead and the Panthers came all the way back to win the fifth set 15-13 to take the match. 

The match was even throughout. Pacheco won the match by a combined 108-105. However, it was the feeling of losing a late eight-point lead that will linger over the Toros.