Sharon is 0-5 against Slippery Rock since October of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Sharon Tigers will welcome the Slippery Rock Rockets at 7:30 p.m. Slippery Rock took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sharon, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Sharon finally turned things around against Oil City on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Oilers by a score of 3-1.
Sharon 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 17-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-12.
Sharon's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jamoria Crumby, who had seven aces, three kills, and two blocks, and Dani Currie, who had 17 digs, two aces, and a kill. Those seven aces gave Crumby a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmalie Yobe, who had six digs and five kills.
Sharon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Slippery Rock's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Titusville by a score of 3-2.
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.
The victory got Sharon back to even at 7-7-1. As for Slippery Rock, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6-1.
Sharon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Slippery Rock in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Sharon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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