The Groton-Dunstable Crusaders will head out to take on the Shrewsbury Colonials at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Groton-Dunstable is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Wednesday, everything went Groton-Dunstable's way against South Lancaster Academy as Groton-Dunstable made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Groton-Dunstable won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18, 25-18.
Groton-Dunstable was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Shrewsbury faced Acton-Boxborough in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Shrewsbury fell just short of Acton-Boxborough by a score of 3-2. While Shrewsbury didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Acton-Boxborough 25-13 in the first set.
Shrewsbury actually scored more points across those five sets (107-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 26-24, 25-19, 21-25, 16-14.
Groton-Dunstable's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Shrewsbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Groton-Dunstable suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Shrewsbury in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Groton-Dunstable avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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