Euclid hasn't had much luck against Mentor recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Euclid Panthers will take on the Mentor Cardinals at 6:30 p.m.
Euclid is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to Cleveland Central Catholic.
Euclid might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Cleveland Central Catholic: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 28-26.
Meanwhile, Mentor entered their tilt with Cleveland Heights on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mentor was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-15, 25-5.
Mentor can attribute much of their success to Melody Garrett, who had eight digs and six aces. That's the most aces Garrett has posted since back in August.
Mentor was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Euclid's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Mentor, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Euclid suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mentor in their previous meeting on September 3rd. Can Euclid avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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