The Amherst Broncos will head out to face off against the Kearney Catholic Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Amherst sidestepped Wilcox-Hildreth for a 2-1 win.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Amherst who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 25-6.
Amherst found their leader in underclassman Breckyn Layne Veskerna, who had 14 digs.
Amherst was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, everything went Kearney Catholic's way against Ord on Thursday as Kearney Catholic made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Kearney Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-11, 25-18.
Amherst has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Kearney Catholic, their record is now 14-4.
Amherst might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Kearney Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Amherst, Maleigha Johnson (who had 23 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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