Mercy hasn't had much luck against Cheshire recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Mercy Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Cheshire Rams at 6:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Mercy didn't have quite enough to beat Wilbur Cross and fell 3-2. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mercy sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-27, 25-21, 21-25, 15-11.
The losing side was boosted by Kacy Dickson, who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley McCormick, who had three kills, three aces, and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 15.
Meanwhile, Cheshire had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against West Haven on Monday as Cheshire made off with a 3-0 win.
While Cheshire won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-20.
Gabby Scotti and Lauren Kilpatrick were among the main playmakers for Cheshire as the former had 11 digs and the latter had 24 assists. Kilpatrick is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Mercy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Cheshire, their record is now 6-4.
Mercy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Cheshire when the teams last played on September 9th. Can Mercy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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