On Saturday, Acton-Boxborough faced Shrewsbury in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Acton-Boxborough Colonials narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Shrewsbury Colonials 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Acton-Boxborough also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Acton-Boxborough was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-101), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 26-24, 25-19, 21-25, 16-14.
Acton-Boxborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Shrewsbury lost, don't look at Grace Garbarino. Despite the final result, she had ten digs and 14 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Lynch, who had eight digs.
Acton-Boxborough's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Shrewsbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Acton-Boxborough will square off against Lincoln-Sudbury at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shrewsbury has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Groton-Dunstable on the 21st.
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