The Longmont Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Erie Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Longmont didn't have quite enough to beat Horizon and fell 3-2. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Longmont actually scored more points across those five sets (108-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 14-25, 23-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Erie came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Gators by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 23-25, 25-21, 25-10.
Erie can attribute much of their success to Avery Malek, who had 26 digs, and Paige VanderWeit, who had four digs and two aces. VanderWeit has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Longmont's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for Erie, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Longmont came out on top in a nail-biter against Erie in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Erie's Grace Moeding, who had 28 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Longmont still be able to contain Moeding? There's only one way to find out.
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