The Omaha Central Eagles will head out to face off against the Mercy Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Omaha Central came up short against Burke and fell 3-1. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Omaha Central was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Burke work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-7, 18-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mercy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Buena Vista on Thursday as Mercy made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mercy was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8, 25-10.
Allison Harbold had an outrageously good game as she had 16 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Lindauer, who had ten digs.
Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Omaha Central's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Mercy, their record now sits at 10-16.
Omaha Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Mercy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Omaha Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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