If Freedom was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Antioch last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Freedom Falcons fell 3-1 to the Heritage Patriots on Thursday. The Falcons have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Freedom started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-15.
Ryan Shaffer paced Freedom's offense, picking up nine kills. Shaffer got some help from Devin Sandoval and his 18 assists. Sandoval was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Heritage was led to victory by Nathan Panggat and Alvin Ella. Panggat had 12 digs and three aces, while Ella had seven digs and two assists. The dominant performance gave Ella a new career-high in digs. Karlo Magat also deserves some recognition as he had his first block of the season.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Heritage, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 8-3.
Looking ahead, Freedom will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Liberty at 6:00 p.m. Liberty will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Freedom surely won't give up without a fight. As for Heritage, they are taking a road trip to take on Deer Valley at 6:30 p.m. on March 20th.
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