Blue Hill and Shelton are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Blue Hill Bobcats will face off against the Shelton Bulldogs at 1:55 p.m. on Saturday. Blue Hill is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
It was a proper cat-fight when Blue Hill challenged Harvard on Thursday. Blue Hill came out on top against Harvard by a score of 2-0.
Blue Hill easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Shelton beat Hampton 2-0 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Shelton was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-14.
Blue Hill's record now sits at 10-14. As for Shelton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Blue Hill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6 aces per game. However, it's not like Shelton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Blue Hill came up short against Shelton in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Blue Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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