Liberty hasn't had much luck against Coronado recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Liberty Patriots will challenge the Coronado Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Liberty was ranked ninth). Liberty fell 3-1 to Arbor View on Wednesday. The Patriots' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22.
Liberty's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of ARYANNA PAREDES, who had 16 digs, and TALON DEMMERT, who had 13 digs. PAREDES is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Liberty kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Coronado came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 2-0.
Coronado's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Las Vegas between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Coronado, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Coronado when the teams last played back in September. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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