The Groton-Dunstable Crusaders will venture away from home to face off against the Algonquin Regional Titans at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Groton-Dunstable has eight straight victories, Algonquin Regional has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, everything went Groton-Dunstable's way against Leominster as Groton-Dunstable made off with a 3-0 win.
While Groton-Dunstable won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-20.
Groton-Dunstable was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Algonquin Regional lost 3-0 to Lincoln-Sudbury on Friday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-7, 25-11.
Groton-Dunstable pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Algonquin Regional, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Groton-Dunstable has serving mastered this season, having averaged 15.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Algonquin Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Groton-Dunstable suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Algonquin Regional in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Groton-Dunstable avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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