Volleyball Preview: Amherst Falcons vs. Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers
The Amherst Falcons will challenge the Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Amherst will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, Amherst was able to grind out a solid win over Weyauwega-Fremont, taking the game 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 13-25, 25-15, 25-12.
Amherst can attribute much of their success to Kayla Cullen, who had five digs and 17 assists, and Makenna Orsund, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Wittenberg-Birnamwood posted their biggest victory since October 17, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Shiocton as Wittenberg-Birnamwood made off with a 3-0 win.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood never let Shiocton on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 25-20.
Amherst is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Wittenberg-Birnamwood, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Amherst skirted past Wittenberg-Birnamwood 2-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Does Amherst have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wittenberg-Birnamwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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