Grove City and Slippery Rock are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Grove City Eagles will challenge the Slippery Rock Rockets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grove City will be strutting in after a win while Slippery Rock will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Grove City earned a 48-41 victory over Maplewood. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Slippery Rock has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 46-43 heartbreaker at the hands of General McLane. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Rockets have suffered since February 15, 2024.
Grove City will have to contain Cj Sabo as she made an impact in Slippery Rock's last game. She almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Sabo a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Madison Romanovich, who posted 13 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Slippery Rock smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 13 consecutive games.
Grove City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Slippery Rock, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Grove City skirted past Slippery Rock 40-37 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grove City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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