Freedom and Fox Valley Lutheran squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Freedom had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Foxes. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Irish have suffered against the Foxes since October 23, 2021.
While Freedom was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Fox Valley Lutheran's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-18.
Saylor Meulemans paced Freedom's offense, picking up ten kills. Meulemans got some help from Lilli Big Eagle and her 20 assists.
Fox Valley Lutheran had a senior duo take command as Riley Schmitz had 13 digs and two aces and Sammie Thomas had ten digs and two aces.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 23-12. As for Fox Valley Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-8 record this season.
Freedom does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fox Valley Lutheran, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Luxemburg-Casco on the 30th.
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