Amherst was the 2-1 winner over Ansley/Litchfield when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The Amherst Broncos fell just short of the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Broncos' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Amherst took Ansley/Litchfield into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Several Broncos players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kenna Hagan, who had eight digs and three aces. Hagan has been hot recently, having also posted 19 or more assists the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Breckyn Layne Veskerna, who had 31 digs.
Amherst's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Ansley/Litchfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Amherst has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Pleasanton on the 17th. As for Ansley/Litchfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Overton on the 17th.
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