Amity Regional is 10-0 against Shelton since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Amity Regional Spartans will be playing at home against the Shelton Gaels at 5:00 p.m. Amity Regional is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Amity Regional is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Sacred Heart Academy, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Amity Regional was ranked seventh). Amity Regional was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Sacred Heart Academy on Monday.
While Amity Regional won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-14, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Shelton came up short against Foran on Monday and fell 3-1.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Foran scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-27, 25-23.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Arianna Suarez Moura, who had 25 digs and two kills. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Tou, who had nine digs, two kills, and two kills.
Amity Regional pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Shelton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Everything went Amity Regional's way against Shelton in their previous matchup on September 5th, as Amity Regional made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Amity Regional repeat their success, or does Shelton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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