Mercer County lost against Riverdale back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Mercer County Golden Eagles took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverdale Rams. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Rams recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 26-24.
Mercer County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-10. As for Riverdale, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-7-1.
Mercer County will host Sherrard at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sherrard is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Mercer County will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Riverdale, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Rock Falls on the 19th.
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