Amherst held off Sweet Home in five sets

Overview

• Amherst defeated Sweet Home 3-2 on Oct. 7.
• Sweet Home erased a two-set deficit before Amherst won the fifth 15-11.
• Layla Barnes recorded eight kills and five blocks; Sophia Tata had 14 assists for Amherst.
• Sweet Home’s Khloe Michalski had 27 digs, while Alyssa Phillips finished with 10 kills.
• Amherst improved to 5-4 overall; Sweet Home moved to 5-7.

Amherst won the deciding set 15-11 to defeat Sweet Home 3-2 in girls volleyball on Oct. 7 at Amherst Central High School’s South Gym.

Amherst built a two-set lead with 25-21 and 25-11 wins. Sweet Home answered by taking the third set 25-19 and the fourth 28-26, forcing the fifth set that Amherst won.

Layla Barnes recorded eight kills and five blocks for Amherst. Sophia Tata contributed 14 assists, nine digs, four kills and three aces, while Kayleigh Croll had 18 digs. Kailyn Fulford added six kills and two blocks, and Mimi Rybicki finished with nine assists.

Alyssa Phillips led Sweet Home with 10 kills and added 14 digs. Khloe Michalski recorded 27 digs, six kills and three aces. Skye Mack contributed nine kills and two blocks, and Morgan Brand had 15 assists, 12 digs and three aces.

Amherst improved to 5-4 overall and stood third in ECIC 3 with a 4-2 division record through Oct. 7. Sweet Home moved to 5-7 overall and stood fifth in ECIC 2 with a 0-5 division record.

Standings through Oct. 7

ECIC 2

ECIC 3