The Mercer Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Franklin Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mercer is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hickory just ended the team's five-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 3-2.
Mercer wouldn't go down easily and took Hickory into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 16-25, 21-25, 25-13, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Franklin suffered their biggest defeat since August 28th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Slippery Rock. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Knights haven't been shut out since back in August.
While Franklin was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Mercer, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-2.
Everything went Mercer's way against Franklin when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Mercer made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team 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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