The Coronado Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Liberty Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coronado is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 17 games.
Coronado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Silverado, who was ranked 25th at the time (Coronado was ranked first). The Cougars put the hurt on the Skyhawks with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday.
One reason for the win was Coronado's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Liberty came up short against Del Sol on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The 3-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by two points or less. The final score came out to 33-31, 25-23, 26-28, 28-26.
Coronado's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 33-2. As for Liberty, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 20-11 record this season.
Coronado beat Liberty 2-0 when the teams last played on April 4th. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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