Mercy has gone 10-0 against Holy Cross recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mercy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Elizabethtown, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Mercy was ranked 17th). Mercy walked away with a 3-1 win over Elizabethtown on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
The final score came out to 27-25, 27-29, 25-21, 25-18.
Mercy can attribute much of their success to Maia Marin, who had five digs and 32 assists.
Meanwhile, everything went Holy Cross' way against Male on Tuesday as Holy Cross made off with a 3-0 victory.
Holy Cross' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Male between 14 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-14, 25-17.
Holy Cross found their leader in underclassman Leah Evans, who had ten digs and two aces.
Holy Cross was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Mercy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Holy Cross, their win bumped their record up to 19-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Mercy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Holy Cross struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mercy was able to grind out a solid victory over Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Mercy repeat their success, or does Holy Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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