Algonquin Regional and Shrewsbury are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2021, but not for long. The Algonquin Regional Titans will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Shrewsbury Colonials at 5:15 p.m. Algonquin Regional will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Algonquin Regional made easy work of Leominster and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Algonquin Regional to victory, but perhaps none more so than 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.
Meanwhile, Shrewsbury faced Westborough in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Shrewsbury came up short against Westborough, falling 3-0. The Colonials' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-21.
Algonquin Regional is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Shrewsbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
Algonquin Regional came up short against Shrewsbury in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will Algonquin Regional have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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