Heritage has gone 9-1 against Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Heritage Patriots will be staying on the road to face off against the Liberty Lions at 6:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Heritage didn't have quite enough to beat Nevada Union and fell 2-1. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Miners 25-16 in the first set.
Heritage started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-17, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Liberty was able to grind out a solid victory over Deer Valley on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Liberty was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 20-25, 25-18, 25-13.
Liberty kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Heritage has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-14 record this season. As for Liberty, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-14.
Everything went Heritage's way against Liberty when the teams last played back in September, as Heritage made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the squad 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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