Mercy hasn't had much luck against Assumption recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mercy Jaguars will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Assumption Rockets, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, everything went Mercy's way against Presentation as Mercy made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mercy was: they took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-4, 25-4.
Mercy can attribute much of their success to Addison Davis, who had eight digs and two aces, and Madisyn Green, who had 11 digs. That's the most aces Davis has posted in her last ten contests.
Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Assumption made easy work of Holy Cross on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Assumption's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Hurley, who had three digs and 13 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Keiran, who had eight digs and two aces.
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Assumption, their victory bumped their record up to 24-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Mercy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Assumption struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mercy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Assumption in their previous meeting back in September. Will Mercy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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