Mercer County won the last time they faced Elmwood, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Mercer County Golden Eagles came out on top against the Elmwood Trojans by a score of 2-0. Winning may never get old, but the Golden Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Mercer County easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14.
Mercer County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Mercer County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Elmwood, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season.
Mercer County will square off against Illini West at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Illini West will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Mercer County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Elmwood, they will challenge Delavan at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Delavan is coming into the game with four straight defeats at home, meaning Elmwood will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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