Overton won the last time they faced Amherst, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Overton Eagles skirted past the Amherst Broncos 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-105) Overton actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 14-25, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12.
Daisy Ryan paced Overton's offense, picking up 31 kills. Ryan got some help from
Kyla Elfgren and her 60 assists. Finally,
Nevaeh Sauer kept Overton's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
When it comes to explaining why Amherst lost, don't look at Londyn Mitchell. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs.
Overton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season. As for Amherst, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-9.
Overton has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Mead on the 2nd. As for Amherst, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Dundy County-Stratton on the 2nd.
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