Amherst waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Sutherland Sailors by a score of 2-0. For the Broncos, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Sailors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2019.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Amherst took both sets by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Amherst to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mackenzie Cochran, who had three digs and 16 assists. Cochran has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more assists the last five times she's played.
Amherst has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Sutherland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Amherst will face off against Elm Creek at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Sutherland, they will challenge Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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