Massachusetts High School Volleyball - Amherst-Pelham Regional over Taconic
September 25, 2018: Amherst, MA 01002 In Tuesday's non-league contest, the Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes (Amherst, MA) volleyball squad knocked off the visiting Taconic Braves (Pittsfield, MA), by a margin of 3-0.
Next up, the Hurricanes battle the Frontier Regional Red Hawks (South Deerfield, MA) in a Pioneer Valley - Eastern A contest, on Thursday, September 27. Amherst-Pelham Regional will attempt to better on its 4-3 season record. The Red Hawks come into the contest with a 8-1 record after their 3-0 league win over Longmeadow (Longmeadow, MA).
With the loss, Taconic drops to 0-3 on the campaign. The Braves travel to Monument Mountain (Great Barrington, MA) to battle the Spartans in a Berkshire County-South contest on Wednesday, September 26. The Spartans come into the contest with a record of 1-2. Monument Mountain lost 3-0 in their recent league contest against Lenox Memorial (Lenox, MA)
Match Summary
The Hurricanes came out with confidence, hitting and passing well, and dishing out tough serves. Taconic struggled to receive serve and get in system, so Amherst had the benefit of many free balls to use to set up our offense. It was an all-around strong team effort.
