It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Highland can now relate to. They fell just short of the Shelby Whippets by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Fighting Scots' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Highland started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-12, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Highland still got an impressive performance from MaKaylee Merckling, who had 33 digs, six aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Merckling has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Walker, who had 13 digs.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelby, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Lakeview on the 2nd.
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