With a playoff game on the line, Mercy rose to the challenge on Monday. They put the hurt on the Bullitt Central Cougars with a sharp 3-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Jaguars sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mercy took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-5, 25-11.
Leading Mercy to victory were Madisyn Green and Addison Davis. Green had 15 digs and four aces, while Davis had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Green has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Addison Randol, who had three digs and three aces.
Mercy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.9% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 40.7%.
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-14 record this season. As for Bullitt Central, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.
Mercy will take on Butler at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercy is facing Butler at the right time seeing as Butler is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Bullitt Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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