Groton-Dunstable is 8-2 against Shepherd Hill Regional since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Groton-Dunstable Crusaders will venture away from home to challenge the Shepherd Hill Regional Rams at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Groton-Dunstable and three for Shepherd Hill Regional.
Last Tuesday, Groton-Dunstable didn't have quite enough to beat Hudson and fell 3-2.
Groton-Dunstable wouldn't go down easily and took Hudson into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 21-25, 15-6.
Even though they lost, Groton-Dunstable was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Shepherd Hill Regional lost 3-0 to Westborough on Thursday.
Shepherd Hill Regional was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-11, 25-15.
Groton-Dunstable's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Shepherd Hill Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Groton-Dunstable was able to grind out a solid victory over Shepherd Hill Regional in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Groton-Dunstable since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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