Volleyball Recap: Shelbyville Find Success

Shelbyville won the last time they faced Meridian, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Shelbyville Rams had just enough and edged the Meridian Hawks out 2-1.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Shelbyville got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-18.

Kenzie Jones paced Shelbyville's offense, picking up 13 kills. Jones got some help from Jaycee Brinkoetter and her 36 assists. Finally, Jones was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high five blocks.

Shelbyville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Meridian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-8.

Shelbyville will venture away from home to challenge Mt. Zion at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Shelbyville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Meridian, they will be taking part in a tournament against Calvary at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday. The last four games Meridian has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

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