The Erie Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Silver Creek Raptors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Erie has 12 straight victories, Silver Creek has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Erie got the win against Centaurus by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Erie's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 25-18.
Erie relied on the efforts of Devon Twito, who had five digs and three aces, and Avery Malek, who had ten digs and four aces. Malek is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Erie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 15 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek lost 3-0 to Holy Family on Thursday.
While Silver Creek was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Holy Family's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-20.
Erie pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Silver Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Everything went Erie's way against Silver Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as Erie made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Erie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Silver Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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