Shepard is 10-0 against Hillcrest since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Shepard Astros will stay at home for another game and welcome the Hillcrest Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Hillcrest took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Shepard, who comes in off a win.
Shepard will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Lemont, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Shepard had just enough and edged Lemont out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Shepard was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (70-65), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Evergreen Park.
After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-13.
Shepard's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Shepard beat Hillcrest 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Shepard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillcrest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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