Shelton suffered their biggest defeat since October 21, 2024 on Friday. They lost 3-0 to the Sacred Heart Academy Sharks. The Gaels haven't had much luck with the Sharks recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-18, 25-13.
Emme Shampnois paced Shelton's offense, picking up seven kills. Shampnois got some help from Emmy Reilly and her 23 assists. Finally, Chloe Pierre and Nathalie Rzeczycka kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked three attacks.
Sacred Heart Academy was led to victory by JJ Kirck and Aliya Church. Kirck had 14 digs and three assists, while Church had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Church has posted since back in September.
Shelton's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Shelton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Seymour on the 20th. Sacred Heart Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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