The Shrewsbury Colonials will take on the Grafton Gators at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shrewsbury has 13 straight victories, Grafton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Shrewsbury and Leominster, and Shrewsbury kept the tradition alive. The Colonials blew past the Blue Devils 3-0 on Monday.
Shrewsbury walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-7, 25-18, 25-17.
Georgia Roadman
| 10/06/25 vs Leominster | 7 |
| 09/16/25 @ Grafton | 6 |
| 09/05/25 vs Westborough | 5 |
| 10/03/25 vs Wachusett Regional | 3 |
| 09/25/25 vs Nashoba Regional | 3 |
Georgia Roadman was the offensive standout of the contest as she had seven aces and seven assists. Those seven aces gave her a new career-high. Gracie Hester was another key player, getting 14 assists and three digs.
They weren't the only good servers: Shrewsbury was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces every time they've taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Grafton came up short against Wachusett Regional on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Grafton took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-16, 25-19.
Grafton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Shrewsbury, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
Everything went Shrewsbury's way against Grafton when the teams last played back in September, as Shrewsbury made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Colonials repeat their success, or do the Gators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
