Volleyball Preview: Mercy Bears vs. Aptos Mariners
The Mercy Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the Aptos Mariners at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mercy has five straight wins, Aptos has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Mercy made easy work of Notre Dame and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-12, 25-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mercy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lana Trehan, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Trehan has posted since back in September. Amira Festejo Rivera was another key player, getting 12 digs.
Mercy kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Aptos suffered their biggest loss since September 10th last Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Harbor.
Aptos was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-16, 25-11.
Mercy has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Aptos, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Mercy took their win against Aptos when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Mercy repeat their success, or does Aptos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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