Shrewsbury is 1-9 against Westborough since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Shrewsbury Colonials will stay at home for another game and welcome the Westborough Rangers at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Shrewsbury made easy work of Wachusett Regional and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Shrewsbury's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Wachusett Regional between 20 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-20, 25-21.
Shrewsbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matchups.
Meanwhile, Westborough put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Algonquin Regional.
Westborough never let Algonquin Regional on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-23.
Westborough got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Anna Goretti out in front who had seven digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Goretti a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Montana Weaver, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Shrewsbury's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Westborough, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Shrewsbury has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Westborough 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.
Shrewsbury suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Westborough when the teams last played back in September. Will Shrewsbury have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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