Boulder Creek hasn't had much luck against Liberty recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Boulder Creek Jaguars will be staying on the road to face off against the Liberty Lions at 6:00 p.m. Boulder Creek will be strutting in after a win while Liberty will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Boulder Creek had just enough and edged Scottsdale Christian Academy out 2-1.
Boulder Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Millennium in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Liberty fell just short of Millennium by a score of 3-2. The Lions have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Liberty took Millennium into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 16-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Liberty might have lost, but man, Ella Petcu was a machine: she had 24 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Petcu now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played.
Boulder Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Liberty, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Boulder Creek might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Liberty when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Boulder Creek, Makaelah Paulino (who had 11 digs and five 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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