After flying high against Twin Loup last Monday, Ansley/Litchfield came back down to earth. The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans fell 3-1 to the Burwell Longhorns on Tuesday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Ansley/Litchfield started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 29-27, 25-18, 25-21.
When it comes to explaining why Ansley/Litchfield lost, don't look at Garittee Smith. Despite the final result, she had 21 digs. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Ansley/Litchfield's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-10. As for Burwell, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Ansley/Litchfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Burwell, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Superior at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
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