The Warriors continued to battle with Long Beach for first place in the conference.

The Warriors came through at the end of each game, beating Santa Monica, 3,0.

Hunter Hovland, sophomore, contributed with six digs and two blocks, while Kevin Burrell, freshman, swatted down three blocks and added two aces.

Trevor Butler had eight kills, seven digs and two aces and setter Joseph Tanuvasa dished out 31 assists.

The Warriors did well, but Tanuvasa feels they should have done better.

“It was sloppy. We need to continue to play to our potential. We came out with a win but we need to play to where we know we can beat them every time,” he said.

Richard Blount, coach, agreed, saying “I think we played down.”

The Corsairs brought a cheerleading squad with them to EC’s gym for support.

The Warriors did not seem phased by it in the least and continued to play with determination.

“I don’t think it really had an affect on us, we like playing with a loud crowd,” Tanuvas said. “It makes us play harder.”

The Warriors are now ranked No. 2  and will battle for the top spot against Long Beach tomorrow.