Volleyball Recap: Mercy McAuley Wolves vs. Badin Rams
There's no place like home for Mercy McAuley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Badin Rams by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Wolves, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mercy McAuley was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-22, 17-25, 25-15.
Mercy McAuley had a senior duo take command as Shaylin Lester had 16 digs and Lydia Sanders had 14 digs and two aces. Those 16 digs set a new season-high mark for Lester.
Mercy McAuley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Badin saw an underclassman step up: Caitlin Brown had 14 digs.
Mercy McAuley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-15 record this season. As for Badin, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
Mercy McAuley will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Indian Lake at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. After both having extra time off, Badin and Northwest will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Badin is facing Northwest at the right time seeing as Northwest is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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