After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mosinee, Merrill was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They came out on top against the Wausau East Lumberjacks by a score of 2-0. The Bluejays haven't had any issues with the Lumberjacks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Merrill was led to victory by Olivia Collinsworth and Miley Krueger. Collinsworth had four aces, while Krueger had three digs. Those four aces gave Collinsworth a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Merrill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
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| 09/06/25 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| 10/03/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/21/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/07/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/14/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
The win got Merrill back to even at 6-6. As for Wausau East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Merrill wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-1 victory against Newman Catholic on the 6th. As for Wausau East, they have also already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Lakeland on the 6th.
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