Volleyball Recap: Mercer Extends Home Winning Streak to Seven

By Team Reports Sep 26, 2024, 10:02pm

Volleyball Recap: Mercer Mustangs vs. Oil City Oilers

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There's no place like home for Mercer, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Oil City Oilers on Wednesday as the Mercer Mustangs made off with a 3-0 win.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mercer was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-10, 25-7.

Mercer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.

Mercer's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Oil City, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mercer will square off against Keystone at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. After both having extra time off, Oil City and Greenville will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

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