Mercy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Menlo School Knights by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Mercy was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 14-25, 25-23, 25-15.
Mercy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Amira Festejo Rivera led the charge by getting 14 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Festejo Rivera a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Clare O'Brien, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Menlo School only served five.
Menlo School's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ava Wang, who had 16 digs, and Bryn Dombkowski, who had 12 kills and eight digs. Wang is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Menlo School, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
Mercy will head out to face off against Notre Dame at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercy is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Menlo School, they will take on Sacred Heart Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sacred Heart Prep will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Menlo School surely won't give up without a fight.
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