On Tuesday, the Mercy Tigers didn't have quite enough to beat the Montville Wolves and fell 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolves 25-16 in the first set.
Mercy took Montville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Grace Kearns and Skylar Swanson certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Kearns had nine digs, two blocks, and two aces, while Swanson had seven digs, five kills, four aces, and a block. That's the most aces Swanson has posted in her last eight contests.
Mercy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for Montville, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-6-1.
Mercy has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Sheehan on the 16th. As for Montville, they will take on Griswold at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Griswold is coming into the matchup with eight straight victories at home, so Montville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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