Anselmo-Merna had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Sandhills/Thedford Knights. For the Coyotes, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
Anselmo-Merna had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-19.
Anselmo-Merna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Sandhills/Thedford lost, don't look at Shelby Schukei. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Schukei has posted since back in September.
Anselmo-Merna has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Sandhills/Thedford, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Burwell the next time they take the court. Anselmo-Merna will host Burwell on Tuesday, while Sandhills/Thedford will play them later in the day, at 5:30 p.m.
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