If Grove City was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Karns City last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grove City Eagles fell just short of the Mercer Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
Grove City came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Grove City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Grove City's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-4-1. As for Mercer, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Grove City will head out to square off against Greenville at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mercer, they will host Titusville at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Mercer is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
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