After flying high against Lakeview last Monday, Slippery Rock came back down to earth. The Slippery Rock Rockets fell just short of the Titusville Rockets by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Slippery Rock's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Slippery Rock took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-13, 20-25, 11-25, 25-16, 15-9.
Slippery Rock's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lexi Caldwell, who had five digs and two aces, and CJ Sabo, who had five kills and two blocks. Sabo is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now had two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Slippery Rock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Slippery Rock's loss dropped their record down to 14-6-1. As for Titusville, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Slippery Rock will take on Sharon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Titusville, they will challenge Mercer at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Mercer will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Titusville surely won't give up without a fight.
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