The Jamestown Muskies are taking a road trip to square off against the Mercer Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Jamestown didn't have quite enough to beat Wilmington and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Muskies in their meetings with the Greyhounds: they've now lost eight in a row.
Jamestown wouldn't go down easily and took Wilmington into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-21, 25-14, 21-25, 15-4.
Meanwhile, Mercer suffered their biggest defeat since September 9th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Slippery Rock. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Mustangs haven't been shut out since back in September.
Mercer took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-12, 25-18.
Jamestown's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Mercer, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-4.
Jamestown suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mercer when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Muskies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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