Volleyball Bundesliga club SSC Palmberg Schwerin wants to score their first win of the season when they play at Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt on Saturday (6 p.m.). After three defeats, some of them narrow, the team of coach Felix Koslowski is even one place behind Erfurt in eleventh place. "A lot has happened in Erfurt this year and the team is extremely strong in the area of block defense," said Koslowski.
Schwerin - The Thuringians are even number one in the league in the statistics of the block points achieved (36) after three match days.
"Accordingly, we worked a lot on our attack this week to prepare for it," said Koslowski and added: "We can expect a tough game against a competitive Erfurt team." Outside attacker Lina Alsmeier, who will be in the opening game against Potsdam, will also be missing sustained an ankle injury.
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