Highlands was the 3-2 winner over Conner when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Highlands Bluebirds fell just short of the Conner Cougars by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Highlands might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Conner: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Several Bluebirds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Madison Barlow, who had ten digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Barlow a new career-high in aces. Ellie Mohr was another key player, getting 11 digs.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Conner, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Highlands didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory vs. Holy Cross on the 14th. Conner has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Great Crossing on the 14th.
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