Volleyball Preview: Shelton Bulldogs vs. Blue Hill Bobcats
Shelton and Blue Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Shelton Bulldogs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Blue Hill Bobcats at 1:55 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Shelton was able to grind out a solid win over Hampton, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Shelton took both sets by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-14.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Blue Hill duked it out withHarvard on Thursday. Blue Hill came out on top against Harvard by a score of 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
Blue Hill easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18.
Shelton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Blue Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 10-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Shelton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Blue Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Shelton was able to grind out a solid win over Blue Hill in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Does Shelton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blue Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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