Freedom is 1-9 against South Caldwell since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Freedom didn't have quite enough to beat McDowell and fell 3-2.
Freedom took McDowell into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, South Caldwell came up short against Alexander Central on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Spartans have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
South Caldwell was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Alexander Central work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-17, 26-24, 22-25, 25-23.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for South Caldwell, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Freedom couldn't quite get it done against South Caldwell in their previous meeting last Thursday as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Spartans' Riley Powell, who had 19 digs and two aces. Now that the Patriots know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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