Volleyball Recap: Roger Bacon Spartans vs. Mercy McAuley Wolves
Roger Bacon extended their postseason success on Thursday against Mercy McAuley. They came out on top against the Mercy McAuley Wolves by a score of 3-1. The win was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won five contests in a row.
Roger Bacon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20.
Elizabeth Strouble had an outrageously good game as she had 24 digs and five aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played.
Roger Bacon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Lydia Sanders and Shaylin Lester certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Sanders had 18 digs, while Lester had 11 digs.
Roger Bacon is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Mercy McAuley, they moved to 10-16 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Roger Bacon is on the road again on Saturday to play Archbishop McNicholas at 2:00 p.m. Archbishop McNicholas is coming into the match with 13 straight victories at home, so Roger Bacon will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Mercy McAuley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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