Volleyball Preview: Mercer Tigers vs. Mellen Granite Diggers
Mercer has been away from home for 11 games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Mellen Granite Diggers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Mercer's way against Lac Courte Oreilles as Mercer made off with a 3-0 win.
While Mercer might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Lac Courte Oreilles scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-12, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Mellen waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They had just enough and edged the Screaming Eagles out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Mellen who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 15-8.
Mercer is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Mellen, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9.
Everything went Mercer's way against Mellen in their previous matchup back in September, as Mercer made off with a 3-0 win. Will Mercer repeat their success, or does Mellen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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