Shepard waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Hillcrest Hawks. That's more bragging rights for the Astros, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Shepard took both sets by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Grace Mcglynn, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
Shepard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 6.
Shepard pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Hillcrest, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Shepard will take on St. Laurence at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Hillcrest, they will square off against Tinley Park at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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