Freedom faced Nazareth Area in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Patriots put the hurt on the Blue Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Patriots sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Freedom not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Nazareth Area between 14 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 25-14.

Joe Braun
04/15/25 vs Nazareth Area | 18 |
04/14/25 @ William Allen | 39 |
04/10/25 vs Pocono Mountain East | 37 |
04/08/25 @ Easton Area | 43 |
04/02/25 vs Whitehall | 36 |
+ 20 more games |
Freedom was led to victory by Joe Braun and Ayden Willman. Braun had six digs and one block, while Willman had seven kills, five digs, and three blocks. Braun has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 25 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Adrinder Gill, who had six digs and three aces.
Freedom was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in four consecutive games.
Freedom's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Nazareth Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
Looking ahead, Freedom will host Pocono Mountain West at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Nazareth Area, they will head out to take on Southern Lehigh at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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