The Monarch Coyotes will take on the Erie Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Monarch came up short against Holy Family and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 21-25, 25-19, 25-17.
Meanwhile, everything went Erie's way against Frederick on Tuesday as Erie made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Erie took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-14, 25-9.
Erie's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Avery Malek, who had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Malek has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige VanderWeit, who had five aces and ten assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Erie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Monarch's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Erie, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Monarch came up short against Erie when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 3-1. Can Monarch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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