If Solon Springs was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Lac Courte Oreilles on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagles fell just short of the Mellen Granite Diggers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Eagles have struggled against the Granite Diggers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Solon Springs took Mellen into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-15, 24-26, 25-16, 15-7.
Solon Springs' loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Mellen, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Solon Springs has already played their next match (against Gilman), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Mellen, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Boyceville on the 13th.
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