Mercy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the Scott Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Jaguars sure are getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Mercy never let Scott on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-23, 25-16.
Mercy was led to victory by Madisyn Green and Kinsley Cummings. Green had 28 digs and a kill, while Cummings had eight digs. Green is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last eight games she's played.
Mercy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-14 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hitting percentage: their hitting percentage was 34.2% in those games and 26.1% outside of them. As for Scott, they moved to 31-12 with that loss, which also ended their 14-game winning streak.
Mercy has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Assumption on the 9th. Scott does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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