Mentor Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Our Lady of the Elms Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Our Lady of the Elms took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mentor Christian, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Mentor Christian made easy work of Medina Christian Academy and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Mentor Christian's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of the Elms didn't have quite enough to beat Andrews Osborne Academy on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Phoenix recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Our Lady of the Elms actually scored more points across those five sets (109-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 28-26, 25-20, 17-25, 15-13.
Mentor Christian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Our Lady of the Elms, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6.
Mentor Christian skirted past Our Lady of the Elms 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Mentor Christian repeat their success, or does Our Lady of the Elms have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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