Harvest Christian's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Mercy Culture Prep Royals 3-2. The Saints have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Royals, too.
Harvest Christian took Mercy Culture Prep into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19, 13-25, 18-25, 15-10.
Harvest Christian found their leader in underclassman Samantha Velasquez, who had 43 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Velasquez a new career-high in aces.
Harvest Christian's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Mercy Culture Prep, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harvest Christian will square off against Nazarene Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mercy Culture Prep, they are taking a road trip to square off against Victory Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Victory Baptist Academy is coming into the match with five straight victories at home, so Mercy Culture Prep will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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