Volleyball Recap: Shelton Takes Down Central Valley in a Playoff Battle

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Shelton had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Central Valley Cougars, sneaking past 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on four straight.

Gracie Willis

Digs

11/06/25 vs Central Valley	33
11/01/25 vs Tri County Northeast	13
10/28/25 vs Kenesaw	12
10/27/25 vs Pleasanton	6
10/23/25 vs Sumner-Eddyville-Miller	16
+ 3 more games

Gracie Willis had an outrageously good game as she had 33 digs and two assists. That's the most digs she has posted since back in October.

Shelton's victory bumped their record up to 27-5. As for Central Valley, they moved to 27-6 with that loss, which also ended their nine-match winning streak.

Coming up, Shelton will face off against Overton at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Central Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.