Joe Braun
| 05/22/25 @ Whitehall | 30 |
| 05/20/25 vs Louis E. Dieruff | 25 |
| 05/08/25 vs Parkland | 46 |
| 04/30/25 vs Liberty | 34 |
| 04/28/25 @ Emmaus | 46 |
| + 29 more games |
Whitehall came into Thursday's contest looking for another win against Freedom, but Joe Braun wouldn't allow it. The Patriots won by a set and slipped past the Zephyrs 3-2 with plenty of help from Braun, who had 15 digs, ten kills, and two blocks. He has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 34 times he's played.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Freedom who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12.
Freedom's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ben Soleymani led the charge by getting ten blocks and eight kills. Those ten blocks gave Soleymani a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan Shupp, who had 14 kills and two blocks.
The win made it two in a row for Freedom and bumps their season record up to 19-5. As for Whitehall, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-5.
Freedom wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against Emmaus on the 27th. Whitehall does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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