It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mercy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Folsom Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bears of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Mercy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 15-12.
Loss or not, Mercy got some senior leadership from Amira Festejo Rivera and Clare O'Brien. Festejo Rivera had 13 digs, while O'Brien had 22 assists. Festejo Rivera is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played.
Folsom can attribute much of their success to Khloe Wong, who had 26 digs, two aces, and a kill.
This is the second loss in a row for Mercy and nudges their season record down to 22-7. As for Folsom, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-9 record this season.
Mercy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Folsom, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Palo Alto on the 14th.
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