Slippery Rock won the last time they faced Sharon, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Slippery Rock Rockets came out on top against the Sharon Tigers by a score of 3-1.
Slippery Rock 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 20-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-18.
Leading Slippery Rock to victory were 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. The last time Metzka's hitting percentage was this high was back in September.
Slippery Rock is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season. As for Sharon, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-8-1.
Slippery Rock will host Mercer at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sharon, they will venture away from home to challenge Hickory at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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