Volleyball Recap: Mercer County Extends Winning Streak to Four

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Mercer County had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Illini West Chargers , sneaking past 2-1. For the Golden Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Chargers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Mercer County got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 19-25, 25-20.

Mercer County pushed their record up to 18-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Illini West, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 20-5 record.

Mercer County will take on Rockridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercer County is facing Rockridge at the right time seeing as Rockridge is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Illini West has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Biggsville West Central on the 12th.

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