Amity Regional came tearing into Friday's matchup with nine straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Shelton Gaels 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Spartans also won the last time the pair played back in September.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Amity Regional who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 16-25, 25-12, 23-25, 15-6.
Lily Simons was a one-man wrecking crew for Amity Regional as she had 23 digs and two aces. Simons is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Amity Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive matches.
Loss or not, Shelton got some senior leadership from Arianna Suarez Moura and Jordan Tou. Suarez Moura had 16 digs, two aces, and a kill, while Tou had 11 digs and two aces.
Amity Regional pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Shelton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
Amity Regional has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Hand on the 30th. As for Shelton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Sheehan on the 1st.
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