Volleyball Recap: Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes vs. Minnechaug Regional Falcons
Amherst-Pelham Regional entered their match against Minnechaug Regional on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Amherst-Pelham Regional Hurricanes fell 3-1 to the Minnechaug Regional Falcons. The Hurricanes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
While Amherst-Pelham Regional had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-0, 19-25, 26-24, 25-0.
Rosalie Davis and Ella Austin certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Davis had four aces and ten assists, while Austin had six aces and 13 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Amherst-Pelham Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Amherst-Pelham Regional's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for Minnechaug Regional, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-3.
Amherst-Pelham Regional's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Westfield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Minnechaug Regional, they will welcome Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Minnechaug Regional is facing Central at the right time seeing as Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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