Mercy waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Aptos Mariners. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mercy never let Aptos on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 25-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mercy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lana Trehan, who had five aces and three digs. That's the most aces Trehan has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Clare O'Brien, who had four aces and 18 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive contests.
Mercy's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Aptos, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.
Mercy has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Santa Cruz on the 11th. As for Aptos, they will face off against San Lorenzo Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Aptos is facing San Lorenzo Valley at the right time seeing as San Lorenzo Valley is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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