The Dundy County-Stratton Tigers will challenge the Amherst Broncos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Amherst took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Dundy County-Stratton, who comes in off a win.
Dundy County-Stratton will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Hitchcock County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Dundy County-Stratton's way against Hitchcock County on Tuesday as Dundy County-Stratton made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won three matchups in a row.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Amherst didn't have quite enough to beat Overton on Tuesday and fell 3-2. 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 actually scored more points across those five sets (110-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 14-25, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12.
Amherst's loss came about despite a quality game from Londyn Mitchell, who had 14 digs.
Dundy County-Stratton has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Amherst, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Dundy County-Stratton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Amherst struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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