Farmington lost against Layton back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Farmington Phoenix came up short against the Layton Lancers, falling 3-0.
Farmington was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Layton work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 28-26, 25-17.
When it comes to explaining why Farmington lost, don't look at Leah Johnson. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Day, who had six digs and 18 assists.
Even though they lost, Farmington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Layton can attribute much of their success to Suzie Hill, who had nine digs.
Farmington's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Layton, they pushed their record up to 16-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Farmington has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Fremont on the 24th. As for Layton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Davis on the 24th.
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