Volleyball Preview: Slippery Rock Rockets vs. Sharon Tigers
Slippery Rock has gone 5-0 against Sharon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Slippery Rock Rockets will square off against the Sharon Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
Slippery Rock is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Titusville just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 3-2.
Slippery Rock took Titusville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 20-25, 11-25, 25-16, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Sharon came into Tuesday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Oil City on Tuesday.
Sharon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-12.
Sharon can attribute much of their success to Jamoria Crumby, who had seven aces, three kills, and two blocks, and Dani Currie, who had 17 digs, two aces, and a kill. Currie has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmalie Yobe, who had six digs and five kills.
Sharon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
Slippery Rock's loss dropped their record down to 14-6-1. As for Sharon, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-1.
Slippery Rock took their win against Sharon when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Slippery Rock since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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