Shelbyville won the last time they faced Meridian, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Shelbyville Rams had just enough and edged the Meridian Hawks out 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Shelbyville got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-18.
Kenzie Jones paced Shelbyville's offense, picking up 13 kills. Jones got some help from
Jaycee Brinkoetter and her 36 assists. Finally, Jones was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high five blocks.
Shelbyville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Meridian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-8.
Shelbyville will venture away from home to challenge Mt. Zion at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Shelbyville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Meridian, they will be taking part in a tournament against Calvary at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday. The last four games Meridian has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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