Layton is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Farmington a seven-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, Layton came up short against Weber and fell 3-1.
While Layton ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-18, 18-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Farmington lost 3-0 to Syracuse on Tuesday.
While Farmington was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 25-23.
Layton will have to keep a close watch on Kole Riebe and Kylee Day, a pair of players who had a big impact on Farmington's prior game. Riebe had 18 digs and two aces, while Day had 11 assists. Riebe is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last 16 games she's played.
Farmington's defeat dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Layton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-18.
Layton couldn't quite get it done against Farmington in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riebe, who had 26 digs and four aces. Now that the Lancers know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
