It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Shepard can now relate to. They fell 2-0 to the Lincoln-Way East Griffins on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Astros of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2017.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-7.
Stella Drozd was the offensive standout of the contest as she had five digs and two aces.
The loss snapped Shepard's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 23-13 record. As for Lincoln-Way East, they are on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 24 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-5 record this season.
Shepard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln-Way East, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Marist at 7:30 p.m. Marist will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Lincoln-Way East surely won't give up without a fight.
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