Sacred Heart Academy hasn't had much luck against Mercy recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. Sacred Heart Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mercy Tigers at 5:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Amity Regional, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Sacred Heart Academy was ranked 12th). Sacred Heart Academy lost 3-0 to Amity Regional on Monday. It was the first time this season that Sacred Heart Academy let down their fans at home.
While Sacred Heart Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-14, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Mercy posted their biggest victory since September 3rd on Monday. They put the hurt on Hillhouse with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Mercy might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Hillhouse scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-16, 25-13.
Charlotte Parker went supernova for Mercy, getting 12 aces and a kill. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Kearns, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 34 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Sacred Heart Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Mercy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
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