Mercer County unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Wethersfield Flying Geese by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Flying Geese recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Mercer County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The final score came out to 22-25, 26-24, 25-16.
Mercer County's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Tharp, who had nine assists and three digs.
Wethersfield pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mercer County has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Bureau Valley on the 28th. As for Wethersfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Alleman on the 28th.
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