On Thursday, Mercy faced Assumption in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mercy Jaguars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Assumption Rockets. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jaguars of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Mercy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 25-11, 25-20.
Kristen Simon went supernova for Assumption, getting 28 digs. Another player making a difference was Emily Keiran, who had 14 digs.
Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 19-14. As for Assumption, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 25-7.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars challenges Nelson County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Assumption, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Notre Dame Academy at 7:30 p.m.
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