The Mercy Tigers will challenge the Sheehan Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Mercy took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Hand out 3-2.
Mercy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first two sets, they turned around to win the next four. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Sheehan came into Tuesday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Platt on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Sheehan took Platt into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-25, 15-9.
Mercy's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Sheehan, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Mercy took their victory against Sheehan in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Mercy repeat their success, or does Sheehan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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