If Shullsburg was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Benton on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Miners fell 3-1 to the Highland Cardinals on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Miners in their meetings with the Cardinals: they've now lost six in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-16.
McKinley Russell paced Shullsburg's offense, picking up 18 kills. Russell got some help from Kallie Timmerman and her 43 assists. Lily Woodworth and Hailey Alt kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Highland had a senior duo take command as BRINLEIGH BOLLANT had 22 digs and four assists and SUMARYN HALVERSON had eight digs and two aces. BOLLANT has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more digs the last nine times she's played.
Shullsburg's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Highland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Shullsburg nor Highland have any future games scheduled.
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