Amherst waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lourdes Knights 2-1. The Falcons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
Amherst had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Amherst was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are 5-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Amherst has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Lourdes, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-16 record this season.
Amherst has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Weyauwega-Fremont on the 10th. As for Lourdes, they and Rio are set to duel on Saturday.
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