Menlo School is 10-0 against Mercy since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Menlo School Knights are on the road again to play the Mercy Bears at 6:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Menlo School came up short against Menlo-Atherton and fell 2-0.
Menlo School was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 17 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Mercy made easy work of Half Moon Bay on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Mercy was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-18.
Mercy can attribute much of their success to Clare O'Brien, who had four aces and three digs, and Lana Trehan, who had five digs and 20 assists. That's the most aces O'Brien has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Carbone, who had four digs and three aces.
Menlo School has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Mercy, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Menlo School beat Mercy 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Menlo School repeat their success, or does Mercy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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