The Freeport Pretzels will challenge the Stevenson Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Freeport is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 16-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Freeport came up short against Belvidere and fell 2-0.
Meanwhile, Stevenson was able to grind out a solid win over Zion-Benton on Wednesday, taking the game 2-0.
Stevenson easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-10.
Stevenson couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 51.1% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 25.2% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 44.2%.
Freeport's loss dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Stevenson, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
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