The Shelbyville Golden Bears are on the road again on Saturday to play the Roncalli Royals at 11:30 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shelbyville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Rushville. The win was some much needed relief for the Golden Bears as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Shelbyville 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 25-27, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Addison Hartman, who had 12 digs and 13 assists.
Meanwhile, Roncalli put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Beech Grove.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Roncalli was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-11, 25-6.
Shelbyville's victory bumped their record up to 7-24. As for Roncalli, their win bumped their record up to 29-0.
Shelbyville came up short against Roncalli in their previous meeting back in September of 2014, falling 2-0. Thankfully for Shelbyville, Lizzie Britner (who had 19 digs and three aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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