If Silverado was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Sports Leadership & Management on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Skyhawks fell just short of the Liberty Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Skyhawks in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost four in a row.
Silverado actually scored more points across those five sets (107-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13.
Octavius Taylor paced Silverado's offense, picking up 21 kills. Taylor got some help from Skylar Pangelinan and his 34 assists. Finally, Xavier Granados kept Silverado's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Silverado's defeat dropped their record down to 16-15. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Silverado and Liberty are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Skyhawks will head out to square off against Cimarron-Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Liberty, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Rancho at 6:00 p.m.
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