The Mercer Mustangs will face off against the Franklin Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercer, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Mercer made easy work of Hickory and carried off a 3-0 win.
Mercer walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-21.
Mercer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Franklin didn't have quite enough to beat Slippery Rock on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Franklin started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-13, 15-8.
Mercer's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Franklin, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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