It was close, but on Monday the Mellen Granite Diggers sidestepped the Luck Cardinals for a 2-1 win.
Maleah Nortunen paced Mellen's offense, picking up ten kills. Nortunen got some help from Gracie Peters and her 19 assists. Brooke Neumann controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Luck's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Molly Cook, who had ten digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Eder, who had ten digs and two assists.
Mellen has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Luck, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-25.
Mellen wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Clayton on the 13th. As for Luck, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Webster on the 16th.
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