Cheshire faced Shelton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Rams fell 3-1 to the Gaels. Rams fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Gaels since on Wednesday.
Cheshire was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Shelton work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22.
Matti Lilback paced Cheshire's offense, picking up 16 kills. Lilback got some help from Bradley Fang and his 35 assists. Jacob D'Addona and Carter Hayes kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Cooper Bacca had an outrageously good game for Shelton as he had 37 digs and one assist. Those 37 digs gave Bacca a new career-high.
Cheshire's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for Shelton, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Cheshire didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Glastonbury on the 22nd. Shelton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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