Chaparral faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Cowboys blew past the Patriots 3-0. The Cowboys not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 4th (when they won 3-0).
One reason for the win was Chaparral's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22, 25-13.
Jordan Pierce
| 04/21/25 vs Liberty | 16 |
| 04/15/25 @ Spring Valley | 20 |
| 04/10/25 vs Del Sol | 12 |
| 04/07/25 @ Las Vegas | 22 |
| 04/04/25 vs Clark | 15 |
| + 44 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chaparral to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Pierce, who had 16 kills, six digs, two aces, and one block. Pierce has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 49 times he's played. Liam Bade was another key player, getting seven kills, three digs, and three blocks.
They weren't the only good server: Chaparral was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty only served one ace.
Liberty's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of GABRIEL BALTAZAR, who had 17 digs and one assist, and JORDAN VALDEZ, who had eight digs.
Chaparral has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-15 record this season. As for Liberty, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 19-10.
Looking ahead, Chaparral will welcome Amplus Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Liberty, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Las Vegas on the 22nd.
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