Sacred Heart Prep is 10-0 against Mercy since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will venture away from home to face off against the Mercy Bears at 6:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Sacred Heart Prep is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since September 17th on Thursday. They put the hurt on Menlo School with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Gators who have now won three contests in a row.
Sacred Heart Prep got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 31-29.
Meanwhile, Mercy got the win against Notre Dame on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Mercy's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Notre Dame between 19 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20, 25-20.
Mercy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lana Trehan, who had six digs and two aces. Trehan has been hot recently, having also posted 17 or more assists the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Clare O'Brien, who had ten digs and 11 assists.
Sacred Heart Prep pushed their record up to 16-12 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Mercy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Everything went Sacred Heart Prep's way against Mercy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Sacred Heart Prep made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart Prep since the team 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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