Ansley/Litchfield is 2-8 against Sumner-Eddyville-Miller since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans will face off against the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ansley/Litchfield comes in on five and Sumner-Eddyville-Miller on three.
Ansley/Litchfield is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since September 26, 2023 on Thursday. They put the hurt on Heartland Lutheran with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-13.
Ansley/Litchfield found their leader in underclassman Garittee Smith, who had 20 digs and six aces. Those six aces set a new season-high mark for her.
Meanwhile, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Amherst on Tuesday.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 12-25, 25-15, 25-23, 15-9.
Ansley/Litchfield is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Ansley/Litchfield has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Sumner-Eddyville-Miller struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ansley/Litchfield came up short against Sumner-Eddyville-Miller in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Ansley/Litchfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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