Oconto Falls and Freedom are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Oconto Falls Panthers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Freedom Irish at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Oconto Falls didn't have quite enough to beat Fox Valley Lutheran and fell 3-2.
Oconto Falls took Fox Valley Lutheran into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 24-26, 16-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Oconto Falls had strong showings from Rylie Shallow, who had 21 digs, and Hailyn St. Louis, who had nine digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Freedom sidestepped Luxemburg-Casco for a 3-2 win.
Freedom was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Freedom's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lauren Cropsey, who had 20 digs, and Keira Griesbach, who had nine digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Cropsey is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Sowinski, who had ten digs.
Oconto Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 23-10. As for Freedom, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Oconto Falls has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Freedom struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oconto Falls came out on top in a nail-biter against Freedom when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oconto Falls since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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