Menlo School is 9-1 against Mercy since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Menlo School Knights will be playing at home against the Mercy Bears at 6:30 p.m. Menlo School will be strutting in after a win while Mercy will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, Menlo School sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Palm Desert. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
In the two sets Menlo School was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-13, 15-5.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Mercy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to Folsom.
Mercy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Folsom work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 27-25.
Despite their loss, Mercy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Lana Trehan, who had three digs and 27 assists, was perhaps the best of all. Trehan has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more assists the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of 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 matches.
Menlo School is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season. As for Mercy, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
Menlo School came up short against Mercy in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Will Menlo School have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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