Volleyball Recap: Slippery Rock Rockets vs. Sharon Tigers
Slippery Rock won the last time they faced Sharon, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Slippery Rock Rockets came out on top against the Sharon Tigers by a score of 3-1.
Slippery Rock had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-18.
Leading Slippery Rock to victory were Lexi Caldwell and Marissa Metzka. Caldwell had 11 digs and 17 assists, while Metzka hit 72.7% for 26 killssix digs, three aces, and a block. The last time Metzka's hitting percentage was this high was back in September.
Slippery Rock is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season. As for Sharon, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-8-1.
Slippery Rock will host Mercer at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sharon, they will venture away from home to challenge Hickory at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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