The Union City Bears will challenge the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, Union City came up short against Fairview and fell 3-1. The Bears have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Union City started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Mercyhurst Prep suffered their biggest loss since September 12th on Thursday. They came up short against Corry, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-12, 25-18.
Union City's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Mercyhurst Prep, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
Union City came up short against Mercyhurst Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Union City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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