Mercy hasn't had much luck against Sacred Heart Prep recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Mercy Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Sacred Heart Prep Gators at 6:30 p.m. Mercy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, everything went Mercy's way against Notre Dame as Mercy made off with a 3-0 win.
Mercy never let Notre Dame on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 26-24, 25-21.
Mercy can attribute much of their success to Clare O'Brien, who had seven digs and 18 assists, and Amira Festejo Rivera, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sacred Heart Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They put the hurt on Notre Dame with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Sacred Heart Prep was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 25-15.
Mercy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Sacred Heart Prep, they pushed their record up to 17-13 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Mercy was able to grind out a solid victory over Sacred Heart Prep in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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