Bonneville won the last time they faced Shelley, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Bonneville Bees narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Shelley Russets 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bees.
Bonneville wouldn't go down easily and took Shelley into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-15, 25-15, 25-27, 16-14.
Bonneville had a senior duo take command as Kaycie Cook had 17 digs and Rachel McKitrick had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces McKitrick has posted in her last 20 matchups.
Bonneville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelley only served three.
Mallory Higham and Ashtyn Davis certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Higham had five digs and a block, while Davis had 19 digs. Davis is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Bonneville pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shelley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Bonneville has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Hillcrest on the 1st. As for Shelley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Burley on the 27th.
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