Mercer County hasn't had much luck against Orion recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mercer County Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Orion Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Orion took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercer County, who comes in off a win.
Mercer County took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Newman Central Catholic.
Mercer County's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Newman Central Catholic between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Orion didn't have quite enough to beat Riverdale on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The Chargers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Orion actually scored more points across those three sets (64-63), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-23, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Orion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they serve at least ten aces.
Mercer County has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Orion, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Mercer County has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Orion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mercer County came up short against Orion when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Mercer County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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