Erie hasn't had much luck against Warren recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Erie Royals will take on the Warren Dragons at 7:15 p.m.
Erie is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Meadville. While the Royals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-18 in the first set.
Erie started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Warren came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 1-0.
The 1-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Warren was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9.
Warren couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.9% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Erie's loss dropped their record down to 2-16-4. As for Warren, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-2-3 record this season.
Erie suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Warren in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Warren's Malysia Sorensen, who had 19 digs. Now that Erie knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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