If Amherst was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Loomis last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Amherst Broncos fell just short of the Overton Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Broncos haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Amherst came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 14-25, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Amherst saw an underclassman step up: freshman Londyn Mitchell had 14 digs.
Amherst's loss dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Overton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
Amherst has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Dundy County-Stratton on the 2nd. As for Overton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Mead on the 2nd.
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