The Freedom Patriots will challenge the Zephyrhills Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Freedom got the win against Spoto by a conclusive 3-0. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Freedom was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-7, 25-13.
Sydney Permuth
| 10/08/25 vs Spoto | 11 |
| 09/11/25 vs Gaither | 8 |
| 09/18/25 vs Plant City | 7 |
| 09/08/25 @ Lennard | 7 |
| 09/29/25 vs Wharton | 5 |
Freedom's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sydney Permuth, who had 11 digs, and Katie Kurtz, who had four digs and four aces. Those 11 digs gave Permuth a new career-high. Alex Yang also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Freedom was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Zephyrhills had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Hillsborough on Monday.
Zephyrhills' victory bumped their record up to 8-17. As for Freedom, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Freedom took their victory against Zephyrhills in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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