Notus hasn't had much luck against Liberty Charter recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Notus Pirates and the Liberty Charter Patriots are set to duel.
Notus is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Rimrock by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Notus sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 20-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-7.
Despite their defeat, Notus saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Emalee Thomas, who had eight blocks, six aces, and five kills, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Nelson, who had seven aces, six kills, and 13 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Notus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Liberty Charter waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Mustangs.
One reason for the win was Liberty Charter's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 25-12.
Notus' loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Liberty Charter, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Notus suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Liberty Charter when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Notus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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