The Erie Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Mead Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Erie is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
On Tuesday, Erie got the win against Holy Family by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Erie's feisty defense: they held Holy Family to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-15, 25-9.
Erie's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Devon Twito, who had four digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Malek, who had 13 digs.
Erie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mead entered their tilt with Holy Family on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Mead was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-11, 25-16.
Erie's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Mead, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Erie took their victory against Mead when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Erie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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