The Slippery Rock Rockets will be playing at home against the Lakeview Sailors at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Slippery Rock is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Last Wednesday, Slippery Rock made easy work of Grove City and carried off a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rockets have posted against the Eagles since October 22, 2020.
Slippery Rock never let Grove City on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-23.
Slippery Rock's success was spearheaded by 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 contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lakeview, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Farrell on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lakeview was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-13.
Slippery Rock pushed their record up to 13-5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Lakeview, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Slippery Rock beat Lakeview 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Slippery Rock repeat their success, or does Lakeview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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