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 got the win against Half Moon Bay on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-12, 25-18.
Mercy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Clare O'Brien, who had four aces and three digs, and Lana Trehan, who had five digs and 20 assists. Trehan has been hot recently, having posted nine or more assists the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Carbone, who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mercy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 11 contests.
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 was able to grind out a solid victory over Mercy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Menlo School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mercy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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