Menasha is 1-9 against Shawano Community since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Menasha didn't have quite enough to beat Seymour and fell 3-2. While the Bluejays didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Thunder 25-21 in the first set.
Menasha took Seymour into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-12, 25-16, 19-25, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Menasha had strong showings from Sophia Franzen, who had 12 digs, and Monica Robinson, who had 12 digs, two aces, a kill, and a block.
Meanwhile, Shawano Community came tearing into Thursday's matchup with eight straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Red Devils as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Shawano Community took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-4, 25-15.
Shawano Community relied on the efforts of Amelia Klement, who had six digs and 18 assists, and Teagen Thompson, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Thompson has posted in her last nine matches.
This is the second loss in a row for Menasha and nudges their season record down to 15-11. As for Shawano Community, their win bumped their record up to 20-5.
Menasha suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Shawano Community when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Menasha avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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