The Shrewsbury Colonials will square off against the Ashland Clockers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Shrewsbury is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Lincoln-Sudbury, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Shrewsbury was ranked 18th). Shrewsbury took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln-Sudbury on Monday. The Colonials have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Lincoln-Sudbury scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-23, 18-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Ashland came up short against Millis on Monday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-17.
Shrewsbury's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for Ashland, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 7-4.
Everything went Shrewsbury's way against Ashland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Shrewsbury made off with a 3-0 win. Does Shrewsbury have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ashland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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