Volleyball Recap: Mercedes Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 2:03pm

Volleyball Recap: Mercedes Tigers vs. Pace Vikings

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Mercedes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Pace Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.

Mercedes was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-13, 25-23.

Leading Pace to victory were Andrea Salgado and Megan Mares. Salgado had 11 digs, while Mares had five digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Mares a new career-high in aces.

Mercedes' defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Pace, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.

Mercedes is taking a road trip to face off against Donna at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Donna is coming into the matchup with three straight losses at home, meaning Mercedes will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Pace, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Weslaco East at 7:00 p.m.

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