Ravenna is 1-8 against Amherst since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ravenna Bluejays will venture away from home to challenge the Amherst Broncos at 7:00 p.m.
Ravenna is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Arcadia/Loup City just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Rebels.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Amherst waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 3-0 victory. The match marked the Broncos' most dominant win of the season so far.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-21.
Amherst relied on the efforts of Mackenzie Cochran, who had five digs and five aces, and Kenna Hagan, who had five aces and 14 assists. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Amherst was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Ravenna's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Amherst, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Ravenna might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Amherst when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Ravenna avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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