Volleyball Preview: Mercy McAuley Wolves vs. Roger Bacon Spartans
Mercy McAuley has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Roger Bacon Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mercy McAuley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Indian Lake as Mercy McAuley made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-12, 25-17.
Mercy McAuley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Devin Carter, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Carter has posted since back in September.
Mercy McAuley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Roger Bacon entered their tilt with Eaton on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Eagles 3-0.
While Roger Bacon won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-22.
Roger Bacon found their leader in sophomore Elizabeth Strouble, who had 13 digs.
Mercy McAuley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-15 record this season. As for Roger Bacon, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Mercy McAuley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Roger Bacon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mercy McAuley came up short against Roger Bacon in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can Mercy McAuley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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