Mercer is 0-4 against Slippery Rock since October of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Mercer Mustangs will head out to take on the Slippery Rock Rockets at 7:15 p.m. Mercer will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Monday, Mercer made easy work of Commodore Perry and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mercer took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-8, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Slippery Rock earned a 3-1 win over Sharon on Thursday.
Slippery Rock 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 20-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-18.
Slippery Rock can attribute much of their success to Lexi Caldwell, who had 11 digs and 17 assists, and Marissa Metzka, who hit 72.7% for 26 killssix digs, three aces, and a block. Metzka is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 15 games she's played.
Slippery Rock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
Mercer is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Slippery Rock, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6-1.
Mercer suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Slippery Rock when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Mercer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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