Erie won the last time they faced Mead, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Erie Tigers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mead Mavericks 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Erie had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 27-29, 25-19, 25-14, 15-13.
Avery Malek had an outrageously good game as she had 36 digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige VanderWeit, who had 11 digs and 13 assists.
Erie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Erie's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Mead, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-5 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Erie will square off against Skyline at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Erie is facing Skyline at the right time seeing as Skyline is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Mead, they will face off against Niwot at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Niwot will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mead surely won't give up without a fight.
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