Highland entered their tilt with Shullsburg on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Shullsburg Miners. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cardinals also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Highland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-18, 25-22, 25-16.
Leading Highland to victory were Brinleigh Bollant and Sumaryn Halverson. Bollant had 19 digs and two aces, while Halverson had seven digs and three aces. Bollant is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Shullsburg's loss came despite strong showings from Kallie Timmerman and Olivia Brown. Timmerman had four digs and 19 assists, while Brown had 30 digs, six aces, and two kills. With that strong performance, Timmerman is now averaging an impressive 12.2 assists per game.
Highland pushed their record up to 19-6 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shullsburg, they moved to 11-11 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Highland has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Cassville on the 15th. As for Shullsburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Benton on the 17th.
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