If Mercy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Buchanan on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mercy Bears took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Folsom Bulldogs on Saturday. The Bears' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Mercy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Folsom work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 27-25.
Mercy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lana Trehan, who had three digs and 27 assists. Trehan is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Clare O'Brien, who had four digs and 14 assists.
Even though they lost, Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
Khloe Wong went supernova for Folsom, getting 21 digs and four aces.
Mercy's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5. As for Folsom, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-7.
Mercy has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Menlo School on the 15th. As for Folsom, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Granite Bay on the 14th.
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