There's no place like home for Freedom, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Hibriten Panthers 3-2 on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for the Patriots: when they faced off against the Panthers last Wednesday, they had to take a 3-0 defeat.
Freedom wouldn't go down easily and took Hibriten into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 24-26, 16-14.
Freedom can attribute much of their success to Kennedy Denton, who had 15 digs and one assist.
Freedom was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
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| 08/20/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 08/13/25 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 10/09/24 - Home | 0-3 L |
| 09/11/24 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 10/02/23 - Away | 0-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
Freedom's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Hibriten, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Freedom wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against East Burke on the 25th. As for Hibriten, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against South Caldwell on the 21st.
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