Freedom hasn't had much luck against Alexander Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Freedom Patriots will square off against the Alexander Central Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Freedom is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Ashe County.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Alexander Central had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Pioneers by a score of 3-1.
Alexander Central 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 17-25, 28-26, 25-21, 25-19.
Sophie Gryder and Reagan Pierce were among the main playmakers for Alexander Central as the former had ten digs and the latter had 14 kills, 11 digs, and two aces. Pierce has been hot recently, having posted six or more kills the last nine times she's played.
Alexander Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matchups.
Freedom's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Alexander Central, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Freedom has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6 aces per game. However, it's not like Alexander Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Freedom suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Alexander Central when the teams last played back in September. Can Freedom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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