Ansley/Litchfield typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Burwell proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans. The Longhorns have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
Burwell had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 29-27, 25-18, 25-21.
Laurel Mann paced Burwell's offense, picking up 13 kills. Mann got some help from
Brookelyn Gideon and her 44 assists.
Regan Smith and
Katelynn Simon kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Despite the defeat, Ansley/Litchfield saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Garittee Smith had 21 digs. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
Burwell's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-10. As for Ansley/Litchfield, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 21-10 record this season.
Burwell will take on Superior at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Superior will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Burwell surely won't give up without a fight. Ansley/Litchfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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