Volleyball Recap: Mercer Snags Tenth Victory in Last 11 Games

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 8:57am

Volleyball Recap: Mercer Tigers vs. South Shore Cardinals

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Mercer had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the South Shore Cardinals. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mercer was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-14.

Mercer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.

Mercer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for South Shore, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

Mercer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Northwood on the 5th. As for South Shore, they will host Hurley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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