Shullsburg lost against Highland back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Shullsburg Miners fell 3-1 to the Highland Cardinals. The loss continues a trend for the Miners in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost four in a row.
Shullsburg started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-22, 25-16.
Kallie Timmerman and Olivia Brown certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Timmerman had four digs and 19 assists, while Brown had 30 digs, six aces, and two kills. With that strong performance, Timmerman is now averaging an impressive 12.2 assists per game.
Leading Highland to victory were Brinleigh Bollant and Sumaryn Halverson. Bollant had 19 digs and two aces, while Halverson had seven digs and three aces. Bollant is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
With the defeat, Shullsburg broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-11. As for Highland, they pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Shullsburg has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Benton on the 17th. As for Highland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Cassville on the 15th.
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