Football falls to Amherst 38-21 in home opener

CLINTON, N.Y. – Amherst College’s Marek Hill threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns and the Mammoths pulled away from the Hamilton College Continentals in the fourth quarter for a 38-21 win at Hamilton’s Steuben Field on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 27. Season Update Hamilton (0-2 overall) suffered a 42-28 setback at Tufts in its season opener. Amherst (2-0) posted a 24-14 win over Bates on Sept. 19. How It Happened Amherst’s Jackson Duncan recorded an interception on the first play of the game, and Hill found Kai Erwin for a touchdown during the Mammoth’s opening possession. Hamilton answered with a…