After flying high against Southern Boone on Thursday, Linn came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell just short of the Eldon Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost five in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Linn sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 16-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-8.
Kylie Goans paced Linn's offense, picking up 17 kills. Goans got some help from Nicole Grellner and her 30 assists. Grellner was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Jaidyn Shelden had a dynamite game For Eldon., getting 24 digs and one assist.
Linn now has a losing record of 4-5-1. As for Eldon, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-1.
Coming up, Linn will head out on the road to face off against New Haven at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Eldon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Blair Oaks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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