Westborough has gone 9-1 against Shrewsbury recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Westborough Rangers will challenge the Shrewsbury Colonials at 5:30 p.m. Westborough will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
On Tuesday, Westborough got the win against Algonquin Regional by a conclusive 3-0.
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's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Anna Goretti, who had seven digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Goretti a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Montana Weaver, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Westborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Shrewsbury made easy work of Wachusett Regional on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colonials.
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.
Westborough pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shrewsbury, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Westborough has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Shrewsbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Westborough's way against Shrewsbury when the teams last played back in September, as Westborough made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westborough since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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