Volleyball Preview: Mercer Mustangs vs. Sharpsville Blue Devils
On Tuesday Mercer will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Sharpsville Blue Devils at 7:15 p.m. Sharpsville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercer, who comes in off a win.
Mercer will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Greenville, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Mercer came out on top against Greenville by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Mercer was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 20-25, 25-9, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Sharpsville didn't have quite enough to beat Slippery Rock on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Sharpsville took Slippery Rock into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-23, 17-25, 25-11, 15-13.
Mercer pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Sharpsville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mercer might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Sharpsville in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Can Mercer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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