If Mount Mercy Academy was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cardinal O'Hara last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mount Mercy Academy Magic fell just short of the Mount St. Mary Academy Thunder by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Magic of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Mount Mercy Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mount St. Mary Academy work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 26-28, 26-24, 22-25, 15-10.
Mount Mercy Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mara McCrea, who had five kills, five digs, and two blocks. Sarah Peron was another key player, getting 16 digs, four aces, and a kill.
Mount St. Mary Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Maria Mis out in front who had seven digs and six aces. Those six aces gave Mis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Panowicz, who had eight digs and 12 assists.
Mount Mercy Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for Mount St. Mary Academy, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Mount Mercy Academy will head out to take on Nichols at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mount St. Mary Academy has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Charter School for Applied Tech on the 17th.
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