Volleyball Preview: Harbor Creek Huskies vs. Slippery Rock Rockets
The Harbor Creek Huskies will square off against the Slippery Rock Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Harbor Creek didn't have quite enough to beat North East and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Harbor Creek sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-23, 17-25, 25-22, 20-25, 17-15.
Despite their defeat, Harbor Creek saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Addison Lucas, who had ten digs, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Anna Bossart, who had 11 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Meanwhile, Slippery Rock didn't have quite enough to beat Mercer on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Rockets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-16 in the first set.
Slippery Rock actually scored more points across those five sets (109-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 27-25, 18-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Slippery Rock had strong showings from Lexi Caldwell, who had three digs and 24 assists, and Zoey Pankratz, who had a block and 26 assists. Caldwell has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Harbor Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Slippery Rock, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Harbor Creek has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Slippery Rock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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