It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Shelbyville had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Rushville Lions. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Golden Bears as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Shelbyville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15.
Shelbyville can attribute much of their success to Addison Hartman, who had 12 digs and 13 assists.
Defeat or not, Rushville got some senior leadership from IVORY HERBERT and ELIZA SNOW. HERBERT had 23 digs, while SNOW had 16 digs. Those 16 digs set a new season-high mark for SNOW.
Shelbyville's win bumped their record up to 7-24. As for Rushville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-20.
Shelbyville has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Roncalli on the 19th. Rushville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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