The Fairview Knights will challenge the Erie Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Fairview came up short against Holy Family and fell 3-1.
Fairview was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Holy Family work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Erie entered their tilt with Skyline on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Erie took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-7, 25-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Erie to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paige VanderWeit, who had two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Malek, who had six digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Erie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Fairview has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Erie, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Fairview hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6 blocks per game. However, it's not like Erie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fairview might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Erie when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Fairview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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