After losing to Omaha Central the last time they met, Mercy decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Mercy Monarchs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Omaha Central Eagles on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Monarchs.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-101) Mercy actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 17-25, 29-27, 15-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Mercy was led to victory by Maggie Lindauer and Allison Harbold. Lindauer had 31 digs and two aces, while Harbold had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Lindauer has posted since back in September.
Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Omaha Central lost, don't look at Evalina Sain. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs.
Mercy's record is now 11-16. As for Omaha Central, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Mercy will play host again on Monday to welcome Ashland-Greenwood, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Omaha Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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