Mercy is 0-10 against Menlo School since September of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Mercy Bears will host the Menlo School Knights at 6:30 p.m. Menlo School took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercy, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, everything went Mercy's way against Half Moon Bay as Mercy made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-18.
Mercy had a senior duo take command as Clare O'Brien had four aces and three digs and Lana Trehan had five digs and 20 assists. That's the most aces O'Brien has posted since back in October of 2023. Tessa Carbone was another key player, getting four digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Menlo School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Menlo-Atherton.
Menlo School may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 17 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17.
Mercy's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for Menlo School, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Mercy came up short against Menlo School in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Mercy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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