If Freedom was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Antioch last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Falcons took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Heritage Patriots on Tuesday. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
While Freedom had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23.
Nikkolas Rivera paced Freedom's offense, picking up 12 kills. Rivera got some help from Devin Sandoval and his 23 assists. Allen Martinez controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Heritage was led to victory by Cole Fujinaga and Zackary Che. Fujinaga had 20 assists and five digs, while Che had nine digs. Those 20 assists gave Fujinaga a new career-high.
Freedom's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Heritage, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
Freedom didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Liberty on the 17th. As for Heritage, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Deer Valley on the 22nd.
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