Volleyball Recap: Highland Bulldogs vs. Mascoutah Indians
Highland lost against Mascoutah back in October, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Highland Bulldogs took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mascoutah Indians. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15.
Claire Rittenhouse paced Highland's offense, picking up six kills. Rittenhouse got some help from
Ellie Kampwerth and her eight assists. Finally,
Cadence Wellen kept Highland's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Mascoutah can attribute much of their success to Alyssa Benson, who had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Benson a new career-high in aces.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 17-16. As for Mascoutah, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 28-7.
Highland has already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Civic Memorial on the 29th. As for Mascoutah, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against East St. Louis on the 29th.
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