Volleyball Preview: Mercy Monarchs vs. Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays
The Mercy Monarchs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mercy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Omaha Central.
Mercy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-101), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 29-27, 15-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Mercy can attribute much of their success to Maggie Lindauer, who had 31 digs and two aces, and Allison Harbold, who had 11 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Lindauer is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Ashland-Greenwood got the win against Plattsmouth on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bluejays.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-15.
Mercy's victory bumped their record up to 11-16. As for Ashland-Greenwood, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Mercy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ashland-Greenwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Mercy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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