Volleyball Preview: Freedom Irish vs. Luxemburg-Casco Spartans
Freedom is 0-10 against Luxemburg-Casco since September of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Freedom Irish will square off against the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Freedom is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Freedom is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Fox Valley Lutheran just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Foxes by a score of 3-2.
Freedom wouldn't go down easily and took Fox Valley Lutheran into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Freedom might have lost, but man, Keira Griesbach was a machine: she had 17 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Luxemburg-Casco earned a 3-1 victory over Wrightstown on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-22, 20-25, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Rylan Kaminski, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight matches.
Luxemburg-Casco was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Freedom's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for Luxemburg-Casco, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 18-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Freedom has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Luxemburg-Casco struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Freedom might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Luxemburg-Casco in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Freedom, Payton Kaminski (who had 16 digs and three aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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