Erie has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Fairview Knights at 6:30 p.m. Fairview took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Erie, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Erie got the win against Skyline by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Erie was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-7, 25-9.
Erie's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from 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 contests.
Meanwhile, Fairview came up short against Holy Family on Tuesday 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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23.
Erie's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Fairview, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Erie has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Fairview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Erie's way against Fairview in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Erie made off with a 3-0 win. Will Erie repeat their success, or does Fairview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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