The Keystone Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Mercer Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Keystone is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Clarion Area just ended the team's three-game winning streak on September 3rd. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bobcats. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
The final score came out to 25-13, 19-25, 25-15, 25-18.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mercer, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Oil City on Wednesday.
A big factor in the win was Mercer's feisty defense: they held Oil City to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-10, 25-7.
Mercer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Keystone's loss dropped their record down to 3-1. As for Mercer, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
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