The West Haven Blue Devils will face off against the Mercy Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mercy is facing West Haven at the wrong time: West Haven suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 3-1 to the Sharks.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 20-25, 25-10, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Mercy didn't have quite enough to beat Montville on Monday and fell 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolves 25-17 in the first set.
Mercy actually scored more points across those five sets (106-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13.
West Haven will have to contain Kacy Dickson as she made an impact in Mercy's last game. She had 14 digs and three assists. Dickson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in each of the last three games she's played.
Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for West Haven, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
West Haven took their victory against Mercy in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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