Volleyball Preview: Notus Pirates vs. Liberty Charter Patriots
Notus hasn't had much luck against Liberty Charter recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Notus Pirates and the Liberty Charter Patriots are set to duel. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Notus finally turned things around against Centennial Baptist on Monday. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 3-1.
Notus had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Notus to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lauren Nelson, who had ten aces, six digs, and two kills. That's the most aces Nelson has posted in her last eight contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Emalee Thomas, who had six aces, four kills, and two blocks.
She wasn't the only good server: Notus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 24 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Liberty Charter waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-10, 25-18.
Notus' win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-13. As for Liberty Charter, their record is now 11-3.
Notus suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Liberty Charter in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Notus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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