Mercy lost against Duchesne back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mercy Monarchs fell just short of the Duchesne Cardinals by a score of 3-2. While the Monarchs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 25-22 in the first set.
Mercy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-12, 22-25, 25-13, 15-9.
Mercy's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Duchesne, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-9.
After both having extra time off, Mercy and Omaha Central will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Duchesne, they will square off against Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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