Slippery Rock has gone 4-0 against Mercer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Slippery Rock Rockets will welcome the Mercer Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. Slippery Rock will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Slippery Rock was able to grind out a solid victory over Sharon, taking the game 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.
Lexi Caldwell and Marissa Metzka were among the main playmakers for Slippery Rock as the former had 11 digs and 17 assists and the latter 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 aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Monday extended their overall winning streak to five. They put the hurt on Commodore Perry with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mercer was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-8, 25-12.
Slippery Rock is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season. As for Mercer, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Everything went Slippery Rock's way against Mercer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Slippery Rock made off with a 3-0 win. Does Slippery Rock 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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