The Liberty Patriots will square off against the Spring Valley Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty will be strutting in after a win while Spring Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Liberty took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Amplus Academy 3-0. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Archers: they've now won four in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Liberty was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Durango. While the Grizzlies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trailblazers 25-21 in the first set.
Spring Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-21.
Spring Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went Liberty's way against Spring Valley when the teams last played back in March, as Liberty made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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