The Tampa Bay Tech Titans will face off against the Freedom Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tampa Bay Tech has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Freedom will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Thursday, Tampa Bay Tech came up short against Robinson and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-15, 26-24, 13-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, everything went Freedom's way against Chamberlain on Tuesday as Freedom made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Freedom took every set by at least 18 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-1, 25-7, 25-7.
Freedom got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Katie Kurtz out in front who had 14 aces. With that strong performance, Kurtz is now averaging an impressive 3.2 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Averi Addison, who had nine digs.
Freedom was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Tampa Bay Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Freedom, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Tampa Bay Tech beat Freedom 3-1 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tampa Bay Tech since the squad 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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