Pacelli had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Amherst Falcons 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (100-96) Pacelli actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 8-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Annie Vaughan was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 23 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Malaina Cashin, who had 14 digs.
Despite the loss, Amherst still got an impressive performance from Kayla Cullen, who had nine digs and 19 assists. Cullen is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Pacelli is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Amherst, they moved to 17-9 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Pacelli has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Wild Rose on the 8th. As for Amherst, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Menominee Indian on the 8th.
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