After flying high against Lexington last Thursday, Minden came back down to earth. The Whippets fell just short of the Shelton Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Whippets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Minden started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-10.
Myla Emery paced Minden's offense, picking up 32 kills. Emery got some help from Victoria Hansen and her 24 assists.
Having lost for the first time this season, Minden fell to 7-1. As for Shelton, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Coming up, Minden will venture away from home to challenge Beloit at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shelton has already played their next matchup (against Silver Lake), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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