Benton was the 2-1 winner over Anna-Jonesboro when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Benton Rangers fell just short of the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats by a score of 2-1 on Monday.
Benton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-11, 25-7.
Brinley Corbit was a one-man wrecking crew for Anna-Jonesboro as she had six aces and 29 assists. That's the most aces Corbit has posted in her last four matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayci Needling, who had 13 kills.
Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11-1. As for Anna-Jonesboro, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12-2.
Benton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss vs. Pinckneyville on the 1st. Anna-Jonesboro has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Frankfort on the 1st.
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