Shelby came tearing into Thursday's contest with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Liberty-Benton Eagles by a score of 3-1.
Shelby was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 22-25, 25-19.
Madison Henkel paced Shelby's offense, picking up 18 kills. Henkel got some help from
Baylie Hoffbauer and her 47 assists.
Eve Schwemley controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Despite the loss, Liberty-Benton had strong showings from Maddy Amstutz, who had 22 digs, and Alyssa Roberts, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Roberts has posted since October 2nd. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Norman, who had nine digs.
Shelby's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. As for Liberty-Benton, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
After both having extra time off, Shelby and Highland will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Shelby surely won't give up without a fight. Liberty-Benton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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