Independence is 8-2 against Washington since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Independence Patriots will head out to take on the Washington Rams at 6:00 p.m. Independence is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Independence came up short against Greenway and fell 3-1.
Independence took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Independence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Washington sidestepped Tempe for a 3-2 win.
Washington took Tempe into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-13, 25-17, 17-25, 17-15.
Washington can attribute much of their success to Amanda Cangmah, who had six digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Cangmah a new career-high in aces.
Independence now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Washington, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Independence skirted past Washington 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Independence 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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