Ansley/Litchfield hasn't had much luck against Amherst recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans will face off against the Amherst Broncos at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ansley/Litchfield can't be too worried about heading out to take on Amherst: they just beat Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Ansley/Litchfield sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Sumner-Eddyville-Miller on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Ansley/Litchfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-17, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Amherst had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Wildcats.
Amherst never let Axtell on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 26-24.
Amherst found their leader in underclassman Kenna Hagan, who had seven digs and 26 assists. With that strong performance, Hagan is now averaging an impressive 12.4 assists per game.
Ansley/Litchfield has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Amherst, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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