LAKE VIEW—West Bend-Mallard tasted defeat for the first time in 2023 in Twin Lakes Conference volleyball play as they fell to East Sac County in three straight sets on Thursday, Sept. 7.

The home team took a tight opening game by the score of 23-25 before winning the second set by the count of 12-25 and ended the match with a 14-25 win in game number three.