Shepard was the 2-1 winner over Evergreen Park when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Shepard Astros fell just short of the Evergreen Park Mustangs by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Shepard sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 15-11.
Evergreen Park was led to victory by Tess Lee and Maddie Bruno. Lee had ten digs and two aces, while Bruno had nine digs. That's the most aces Lee has posted in her last seven matchups.
Shepard's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Evergreen Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Shepard is on the road again on Saturday to play Lincoln-Way Central at 2:00 p.m. As for Evergreen Park, they will face off against Romeoville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Romeoville will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Evergreen Park surely won't give up without a fight.
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