The Shepard Astros will square off against the Tinley Park Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Shepard is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Laurence just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 2-1.
Shepard started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-16, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Tinley Park came up short against Bloom on Monday and fell 2-0. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Bloom scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17.
Tinley Park now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Shepard, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Shepard was able to grind out a solid win over Tinley Park when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. Do the Astros have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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