Erie waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Holy Family Tigers 3-0. Erie has seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw Holy Family, too.
One reason for the win was Erie's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-15, 25-9.
Erie's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Devon Twito led the charge by getting four digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Malek, who had 17 digs.
Erie pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Holy Family, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Erie is taking a road trip to square off against Mead at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mead will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Erie surely won't give up without a fight. As for Holy Family, they will welcome Skyline at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holy Family is facing Skyline at the right time seeing as Skyline is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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