Mellen waltzed into their match on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Chequamegon Screaming Eagles 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Granite Diggers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Mellen who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 23-25, 15-8.
Despite the defeat, Chequamegon saw an underclassman step up: Abagail Brenholt had 20 digs.
Mellen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Chequamegon, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-15.
Mellen will face off against Bayfield at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Chequamegon has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Johnston on the 5th.
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