Ansley/Litchfield hadn't done well against Amherst recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Amherst Broncos 3-2. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ansley/Litchfield took Amherst into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Amherst's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kenna Hagan, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Hagan has posted in her last eight matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Breckyn Layne Veskerna, who had 31 digs.
The victory (which was Ansley/Litchfield's third in a row) raised their record to 20-7. As for Amherst, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-7.
Ansley/Litchfield has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Overton on the 17th. As for Amherst, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Pleasanton on the 17th.
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