Volleyball Preview: Shullsburg Miners vs. Highland Cardinals
On Monday Shullsburg will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Highland Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Shullsburg sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Belmont.
Shullsburg wouldn't go down easily and took Belmont into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-10, 18-25, 23-25, 15-11.
Shullsburg found their leader in underclassman Kallie Timmerman, who had 11 digs and two aces. Timmerman also set a new season high mark in assists with 24.
Shullsburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Highland got the win against Potosi on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
While Highland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-15.
Shullsburg pushed their record up to 11-10 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Highland, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
Shullsburg suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Highland in their previous meeting back in September. Can Shullsburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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