On Tuesday, Highlands faced Beechwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highlands Bluebirds took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Beechwood Tigers. The defeat continues a trend for the Bluebirds in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Highlands started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-19, 25-20, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Highlands still got an impressive performance from Ellie Mohr, who had 13 digs.
Highlands moved to 25-9 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Beechwood, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highlands is on the road again on Thursday to play Cooper at 7:00 p.m. As for Beechwood, they will square off against Ryle at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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