The Ayer Shirley Panthers came up short against the Shrewsbury Colonials on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ayer Shirley took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-7, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shrewsbury to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julia Harasim, who had four aces and 16 assists. The dominant performance gave Harasim a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Boulay, who had nine aces and four kills.
Ayer Shirley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Shrewsbury, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ayer Shirley will square off against Burncoat at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Burncoat is coming into the matchup with five straight victories at home, so Ayer Shirley will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Shrewsbury, they will challenge Acton-Boxborough at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.
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