Mercer County is 1-8 against Riverdale since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Golden Eagles will look to defend their home court against the Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mercer County will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Rockridge, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Golden Eagles walked away with a 2-0 win over the Rockets on Tuesday.
Mercer County easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Riverdale hadn't done well against Sherrard recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Rams sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rams have posted since September 16th.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Riverdale who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-23, 15-25, 25-23.
Riverdale's win came from a few key players Mercer County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kami Kruse, who had 14 digs and two aces. Lola Wainwright was another key player, getting 15 assists and five digs.
Riverdale has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season. As for Mercer County, they now have a winning record of 16-15.
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