The Belmont Braves will venture away from home to challenge the Shullsburg Miners at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Belmont is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Belmont came up short against Highland and fell 3-1. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-20, 23-25, 25-21, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Shullsburg had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Chieftains.
Shullsburg walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-20.
Shullsburg can attribute much of their success to Kallie Timmerman, who had four aces and 18 assists, and Evvie Ennis, who had four digs and 19 assists. Those four aces gave Timmerman a new career-high.
Belmont's loss dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Shullsburg, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Belmont was able to grind out a solid victory over Shullsburg when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ennis, who had ten digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Belmont still be able to contain Ennis? There's only one way to find out.
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