Mercy hasn't had much luck against Maryvale Prep recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mercy Magic will host Maryvale Prep at 5:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Mercy came up short against Garrison Forest and fell 3-1.
Mercy actually scored more points across those four sets (89-88), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 13-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Maryvale Prep had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight last Thursday. They blew past the Vikings 3-0.
Maryvale Prep's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping St. John's Catholic Prep between 17 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 25-17.
Maryvale Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in six consecutive matches.
Mercy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Maryvale Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season.
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