If Pacelli was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Almond-Bancroft on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cardinals fell just short of the Amherst Falcons by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. That makes it the first time this season the Cardinals have let down their home crowd.
Pacelli started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13.
Annie Vaughan
| 10/02/25 vs Amherst | 37 |
| 09/30/25 vs Almond-Bancroft | 14 |
| 09/27/25 vs Valley Christian | 20 |
| 09/16/25 vs Tri-County | 15 |
| 09/09/25 @ Pittsville | 35 |
| + 3 more games |
Annie Vaughan and Sami Sankey certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Vaughan had 37 digs and four aces, while Sankey had 11 digs and two aces. Vaughan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. Peyton Zdroik was another key player, getting 22 assists and 13 digs.
Pacelli's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Amherst, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Pacelli didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Wild Rose on the 7th. As for Amherst, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Menominee Nation on the 7th.
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