Volleyball Preview: Sharpsville Blue Devils vs. Mercer Mustangs
After two games on the road, Sharpsville is heading back home. They will host the Mercer Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Sharpsville didn't have quite enough to beat Slippery Rock and fell 3-2.
Sharpsville took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-23, 17-25, 25-11, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Mercer waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 3-1. 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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 20-25, 25-9, 25-16.
Sharpsville's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mercer, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Everything went Sharpsville's way against Mercer when the teams last played back in September of 2022 as Sharpsville made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Sharpsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mercer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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