The Shepard Astros will take on the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Shepard comes in on three and Lincoln-Way East on four.
Last Wednesday, Shepard earned a 2-0 win over Stagg.
While Shepard won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way East had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Thornwood by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lincoln-Way East was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12.
Stella Drozd was the offensive standout of the game as she had four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September of 2023.
Lincoln-Way East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Shepard is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-12 record this season. As for Lincoln-Way East, they pushed their record up to 31-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Shepard came up short against Lincoln-Way East in their previous meeting back in August of 2017, falling 2-0. Can Shepard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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