After flying high against Ayer Shirley last Thursday, Shrewsbury came back down to earth. The Shrewsbury Colonials fell just short of the Acton-Boxborough Colonials by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. While Shrewsbury didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Acton-Boxborough 25-13 in the first set.
Shrewsbury actually scored more points across those five sets (107-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 26-24, 25-19, 21-25, 16-14.
When it comes to explaining why Shrewsbury lost, don't look at Grace Garbarino. Despite the final result, she had ten digs and 14 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Lynch, who had eight digs.
Even though they lost, Shrewsbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Shrewsbury's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Acton-Boxborough, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-3.
Shrewsbury has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Groton-Dunstable on the 21st. As for Acton-Boxborough, they will host Lincoln-Sudbury at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Acton-Boxborough will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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