After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Nichols, Mount St. Mary Academy was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Mount Mercy Academy Magic 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Thunder, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Mount St. Mary Academy got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-17, 26-28, 26-24, 22-25, 15-10.
Mount St. Mary Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maria Mis, who had seven digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Mis a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Greco, who had ten digs, two aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Mount St. Mary Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Several Magic players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mara McCrea, who had five kills, five digs, and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Sarah Peron, who had 16 digs, four aces, and a kill.
The win got Mount St. Mary Academy back to even at 4-4. As for Mount Mercy Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.
Mount St. Mary Academy has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Charter School for Applied Tech on the 17th. As for Mount Mercy Academy, they will square off against Nichols at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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