Riverdale won the last time they faced Mercer County, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Riverdale Rams came out on top against the Mercer County Golden Eagles by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 26-24.
Riverdale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive games.
Riverdale's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-7-1. As for Mercer County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-10.
Riverdale has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Rock Falls on the 19th. As for Mercer County, they will take on Sherrard at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sherrard will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mercer County surely won't give up without a fight.
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