Mercy McAuley and Roger Bacon squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Mercy McAuley had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Roger Bacon Spartans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolves of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Mercy McAuley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20.
Loss or not, Mercy McAuley got some senior leadership from Lydia Sanders and Shaylin Lester. Sanders had 18 digs, while Lester had 11 digs.
Roger Bacon found their leader in sophomore Elizabeth Strouble, who had 24 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Strouble has posted since back in September.
Mercy McAuley moved to 10-16 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Roger Bacon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Mercy McAuley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roger Bacon, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Archbishop McNicholas at 2:00 p.m. Archbishop McNicholas is coming into the contest with 13 straight wins at home, so Roger Bacon will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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