Freedom is 0-10 against Watauga since September of 2019 but things could change on Monday. The Freedom Patriots will head out to challenge the Watauga Pioneers at 6:00 p.m.
Freedom is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Ashe County, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-21, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Watauga had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Watauga's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Hibriten between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 25-19.
Watauga can attribute much of their success to Lilli Combs, who had 17 digs, and Caroline Childers, who had 11 digs. Childers is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Watauga, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Freedom suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Watauga in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Freedom avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
