On Friday, Bowling Green faced Mercy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bowling Green Purples lost 3-0 to the Mercy Jaguars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Purples of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Friday.
While Bowling Green was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Mercy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 30-28.
Amirra Bailey paced Bowling Green's offense, picking up 12 kills. Bailey got some help from
Joellen Marshall and her 17 assists.
Morgan Rockrohr controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Mercy was led to victory by Madisyn Green and Kinsley Cummings. Green had 12 digs and three aces, while Cummings had six digs. Green has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Bowling Green's defeat dropped their record down to 34-8. As for Mercy, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 28-14.
Bowling Green does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mercy has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Scott on the 9th.
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