The Amherst boys tennis team will have to wait another day to officially punch a Western Mass. final ticket.

Rain thwarted the second-seeded Hurricanes’ effort on Wednesday against No. 3 Pioneer Valley Christian in a Class B semifinal match in Amherst.

Only two matches were finished before wet weather postponed the rest of the action, though Amherst won both to take a 2-0 lead and put itself on the precipice of a title-match appearance. The three remaining matches will resume on Thursday at 3 p.m.

The winner of the semifinal will meet No. 1 Northampton for the Class B title on Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Smith College.

Non-playoff games

Softball

Northampton 4, Palmer 1 – Caroline Riordan sparked Northampton's offense with a double and a single, scoring two runs while driving in another and stealing two bases on Wednesday.

Sasha Rodriguez also singled twice and scored a run with two RBIs and two stolen bases. Matea Fernandez singled and scored for the Blue Devils, and Kaliya Valentin struck out nine in the win.

Boys volleyball

Chicopee Comp 3, Belchertown 2 – Brian Burns notched a team-high 20 kills, and Connor White put down 17 as the Orioles fell on Wednesday. Match scores were 25-23, 21-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-13.

Rainer Kristensen went for 40 assists on the night for Belchertown.

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