The Gwynedd Mercy Academy Monarchs will head out on the road to square off against the Central Bucks West Bucks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Gwynedd Mercy Academy will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Villa Maria Academy, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Gwynedd Mercy Academy had just enough and edged Villa Maria Academy out 3-2 on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Monarchs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Gwynedd Mercy Academy took Villa Maria Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-17, 15-25, 25-16, 15-6.
Gwynedd Mercy Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Central Bucks West came into Monday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged William Tennent out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Central Bucks West got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-14, 17-25, 25-13, 12-25, 15-12.
Gwynedd Mercy Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Central Bucks West, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Gwynedd Mercy Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Central Bucks West in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 3-1. Does Gwynedd Mercy Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Bucks West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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