Shullsburg had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Belmont Braves out 3-2. This was payback for the Miners, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Shullsburg wouldn't go down easily and took Belmont into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-10, 18-25, 23-25, 15-11.
Shullsburg found their leader in underclassman Kallie Timmerman, who had 11 digs and two aces. Timmerman also set a new season high mark in assists with 24.
Shullsburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Shullsburg's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. As for Belmont, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6.
Shullsburg will square off against Highland at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Belmont, they will challenge River Ridge at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Belmont is facing River Ridge at the right time seeing as River Ridge is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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