Clearwater Central Catholic and Mercy are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Mercy Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clearwater Central Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Mercy will be coming in after a loss.
Clearwater Central Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Academy of the Holy Names as Clearwater Central Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Marauders have posted against the Jaguars since September 18, 2018.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 25-11.
Myah Typrowicz and Kate Henwood were among the main playmakers for Clearwater Central Catholic as the former had 17 digs and the latter had five aces. Typrowicz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 33 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mercy faced Assumption in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Mercy wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-19, 27-25, 25-12.
Clearwater Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Mercy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Clearwater Central Catholic took their victory against Mercy when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Clearwater Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Mercy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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