Volleyball Preview: Shepherd Hill Regional Rams vs. Groton-Dunstable Crusaders
Shepherd Hill Regional has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Groton-Dunstable Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Shepherd Hill Regional came up short against Westborough on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Shepherd Hill Regional was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-11, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Groton-Dunstable was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Hudson by a score of 3-2.
Groton-Dunstable wouldn't go down easily and took Hudson into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 21-25, 15-6.
Even though they lost, Groton-Dunstable was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Shepherd Hill Regional dropped their record down to 4-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Groton-Dunstable, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Shepherd Hill Regional came up short against Groton-Dunstable in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will Shepherd Hill Regional have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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