The Lakeview Sailors will venture away from home to square off against the Slippery Rock Rockets at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lakeview took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Farrell.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lakeview took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Slippery Rock entered their tilt with Grove City on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Eagles 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Rockets have posted against the Eagles since October 22, 2020.
While Slippery Rock won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-23.
Slippery Rock relied on the efforts of Kalyn Just, who had ten digs and two aces, and Lexi Caldwell, who had four digs and 12 assists. That's the most aces Just has posted since back in September of 2023.
Slippery Rock kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in three consecutive games.
The victory got Lakeview back to even at 6-6. As for Slippery Rock, they pushed their record up to 13-5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Lakeview came up short against Slippery Rock in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Lakeview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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