Amherst lost against Kearney Catholic back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Amherst Broncos took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kearney Catholic Stars. The Broncos haven't had much luck with the Stars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19, 20-25, 25-13.
Amherst's loss came despite strong showings from Breckyn Layne Veskerna and Lainy Mitchell. Layne Veskerna had 18 digs, while Mitchell had eight digs. With that strong performance, Layne Veskerna is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Kearney Catholic was led to victory by Jenna Bosshamer and Lainey Murphy. Bosshamer had 17 digs, while Murphy had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Murphy has posted in her last 14 contests.
Amherst's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6. As for Kearney Catholic, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Amherst didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Axtell on the 10th. As for Kearney Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Aquinas on the 10th.
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