Shrewsbury and Algonquin Regional are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2021, but not for long. The Shrewsbury Colonials will square off against the Algonquin Regional Titans at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Shrewsbury is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Westborough, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Shrewsbury was ranked 13th). Shrewsbury came up short against Westborough on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Colonials' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-21.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Algonquin Regional, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Leominster on Thursday as Algonquin Regional made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 25-6.
Algonquin Regional's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Katy O'Connell, who had 11 kills and four aces. O'Connell is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Julie Martin, who had six aces and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Algonquin Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Shrewsbury's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Algonquin Regional, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Shrewsbury beat Algonquin Regional 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shrewsbury since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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