Sharon lost against Slippery Rock back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Sharon Tigers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Slippery Rock Rockets. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now lost six in a row.
Sharon started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-18.
Slippery Rock was led to victory by 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. Metzka has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last 15 times she's played.
Sharon now has a losing record at 7-8-1. As for Slippery Rock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season.
Sharon will head out to square off against Hickory at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Slippery Rock, they will challenge Mercer at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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