Volleyball Preview: Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes vs. Central Golden Eagles
Amherst-Pelham Regional has gone 8-1 against Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes will be playing at home against the Central Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Amherst-Pelham Regional will be strutting in after a win while Central will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Amherst-Pelham Regional narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Westfield 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hurricanes.
Amherst-Pelham Regional was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-92), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 25-20, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13.
Amherst-Pelham Regional's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ella Austin led the charge by getting five digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Rosalie Davis, who had six digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Central duked it out withMinnechaug Regional on Tuesday. Central fell 3-1 to Minnechaug Regional. The Golden Eagles haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 25-15, 25-15.
Even though they lost, Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Amherst-Pelham Regional's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Amherst-Pelham Regional has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Amherst-Pelham Regional beat Central 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Amherst-Pelham Regional repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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