Mercer County is 1-9 against Monmouth-Roseville since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Monmouth-Roseville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercer County, who comes in off a win.
Mercer County took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Farmington.
While Mercer County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 28-26.
Mercer County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Monmouth-Roseville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Riverdale.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-13.
Mercer County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. As for Monmouth-Roseville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Mercer County came out on top in a nail-biter against Monmouth-Roseville in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercer County since the team 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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