Mercy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on Sacred Heart Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mercy will be strutting in after a win while Sacred Heart Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Mercy is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 3rd on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hillhouse.
The win didn't come easy: Hillhouse scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-16, 25-13.
Charlotte Parker went supernova for Mercy, getting 12 aces and a kill. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Kearns, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 34 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Academy faced Amity Regional in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Sacred Heart Academy came up short against Amity Regional, falling 3-0. It was the first time this season that Sacred Heart Academy let down their fans at home.
Sacred Heart Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-14, 25-21.
Mercy's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2.
Mercy came out on top in a nail-biter against Sacred Heart Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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