Holy Names Academy was the 3-2 winner over Mercer Island when they last played one another back in November of 2017, but their luck changed this time around. Holy Names Academy took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mercer Island Islanders on Thursday. Holy Names Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-19, 14-25, 25-12, 25-19.
Holy Names Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Keira Peterchak, who had 11 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Peterchak a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Lucy Flaat, who had five digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Holy Names Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive games.
Holy Names Academy now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Mercer Island, they pushed their record up to 9-8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Holy Names Academy will square off against Bishop Blanchet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Blanchet will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Holy Names Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mercer Island, they will challenge Sammamish at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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