Volleyball Preview: Sacred Heart Academy Sharks vs. Mount Mercy Academy Magic
Sacred Heart Academy is 8-0 against Mount Mercy Academy since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sacred Heart Academy Sharks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mount Mercy Academy Magic at 6:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Mount Mercy Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, Sacred Heart Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Hamburg. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sharks.
Meanwhile, Mount Mercy Academy entered their matchup against Nardin Academy on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mount Mercy Academy took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nardin Academy. The Magic have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-15, 18-25, 25-19.
Riley Coughlin put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had ten digs, three aces, and a block. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Even though they lost, Mount Mercy Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Sacred Heart Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Mount Mercy Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Sacred Heart Academy took their win against Mount Mercy Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Sacred Heart Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Mercy Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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