Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was the 3-1 winner over Mercy when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish fell just short of the Mercy Bears by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Fightin' Irish's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took Mercy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 17-25, 18-25, 15-9.
Leading Mercy to victory were Lana Trehan and Amira Festejo Rivera. Trehan had seven digs and 32 assists, while Festejo Rivera had 21 digs. Trehan has been hot recently, having posted nine or more assists the last five times she's played.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Mercy, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will square off against Archbishop Riordan at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mercy, they will face off against Half Moon Bay at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Mercy is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
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