With a playoff game on the line, Mineral Point rose to the challenge on Thursday. They skirted past the Hillsboro Tigers 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Pointers who have now won seven games in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (111-107) Mineral Point actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 28-26, 23-25, 13-25, 28-26, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Hillsboro still got an impressive performance from Kiana Liska, who had 19 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Liska has posted in her last seven matches.
Mineral Point's win bumped their record up to 27-6. As for Hillsboro, they moved to 26-10 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Mineral Point will take on Fall River on Saturday. Fall River will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Mineral Point surely won't give up without a fight. Hillsboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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