The Gonzaga Prep Bullpups will square off against the Liberty Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gonzaga Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Ridgeline, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Gonzaga Prep was ranked eighth). Gonzaga Prep fell just short of Ridgeline by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bullpups' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Gonzaga Prep took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-16, 17-25, 16-25, 27-25, 15-8.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Noella Migliuri, who had nine digs, three kills, and 34 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 26 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mara Sandberg, who had 16 kills and 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Liberty got the win against Stockdale on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Liberty's got stronger as the match went on, holding Stockdale to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-9.
Gonzaga Prep's loss dropped their record down to 16-3-1. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 23-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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