Payson lost against Benjamin Franklin back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Payson Longhorns fell just short of the Benjamin Franklin Chargers by a score of 3-2. The Longhorns have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Payson actually scored more points across those five sets (103-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 9-25, 25-16, 16-14.
Taryn Ashby and Jenna Schinstock certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Ashby had nine digs and seven aces, while Schinstock had nine digs. The dominant performance gave Ashby a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Payson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Payson's defeat dropped their record down to 21-11. As for Benjamin Franklin, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Payson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Northwest Christian on the 24th. Benjamin Franklin has also already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Snowflake on the 24th.
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