Lorain hasn't had much luck against Vermilion recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Titans will welcome the Sailors at 12:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Lorain didn't have quite enough to beat Brunswick and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lorain sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-27, 25-19, 20-25, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Vermilion beat Margaretta 3-1 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sailors.
The win didn't come easy: Margaretta scored at least 21 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 25-21.
Lorain better focus on containing Haley Stepp and Payton Strickler as the pair were huge in Vermilion's win. Stepp had 14 digs and two aces, while Strickler had seven digs. Those seven digs gave Strickler a new career-high.
Lorain's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Vermilion, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12.
Lorain might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Vermilion in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can the Titans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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