Sacred Heart faced Mercy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Valkyries took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 last Saturday.
While Sacred Heart ultimately came up short, they really made Mercy work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 22-25, 26-24, 25-19.
Taylor Frey paced Sacred Heart's offense, picking up 18 kills. Frey got some help from Cate Bakken and her 33 assists. Campbell Miles controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Mercy was led to victory by Reese Houston and Addison Randol. Houston had 17 digs, while Randol had 52 assists and nine digs. That's the most digs Randol has posted since back in November of 2024. Alli Riegling also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Sacred Heart's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Mercy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sacred Heart will venture away from home to take on Assumption at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mercy, they will head out to face off against North Oldham at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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