On Saturday, Evanston faced Jackson Hole in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Evanston Devils took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jackson Hole Broncs. The Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Broncs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Evanston started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Evanston saw an underclassman step up: freshman Brinley Hanks had nine digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Hanks a new career-high in aces.
Hanks wasn't the only good server: Evanston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Jackson Hole can attribute much of their success to Denisse Moreno, who had nine digs.
Evanston's loss dropped their record down to 24-12. As for Jackson Hole, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-13-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Evanston nor Jackson Hole have any future games scheduled.
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