Greenville is 3-0 against Mercer since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Greenville Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Mercer Mustangs at 7:15 p.m.
Greenville is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since September 28, 2023 on Tuesday. They came up short against Slippery Rock, falling 3-0. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Mercer didn't have done well against Sharon recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Mercer had just enough and edged Sharon out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Mercer took Sharon into a fifth set where they got it done with a 11-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-18, 23-25, 16-25, 15-4.
Greenville's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Mercer, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Greenville came out on top in a nail-biter against Mercer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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