Horizon hasn't had much luck against Erie recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Horizon Hawks will look to defend their home court against the Erie Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Horizon narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Holy Family 3-2.
Horizon was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 24-26, 21-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Erie had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Trojans 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Erie's feisty defense: they held Longmont to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 25-19.
Erie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Horizon's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Erie, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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