It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Monticello can now relate to. They fell just short of the Shullsburg Miners by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Ponies of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2023.
Monticello started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-18, 16-14.
Monticello's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Shullsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Monticello does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shullsburg, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Barneveld on the 26th.
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