The Liberty Patriots will challenge the Rancho Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Liberty comes in on ten and Rancho on three.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Silverado, who was ranked 17th at the time (Liberty was ranked 13th). The Patriots narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Skyhawks 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since March 27th.
Liberty was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-105), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Rancho made easy work of Canyon Springs on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Rancho walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-9, 25-17.
Liberty's victory bumped their record up to 18-10. As for Rancho, their win bumped their record up to 9-13.
Liberty was able to grind out a solid victory over Rancho in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Rams' Adelmo Calvo, who had eight digs and three aces. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for the Patriots to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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