Desert Oasis has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Liberty Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Desert Oasis came up short against Centennial on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-21, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Desert Oasis got top-tier performance from Dalena Garrett, who had 16 digs and four kills. Garrett is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riana Morales Imura, who had seven digs and ten assists.
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Cimarron-Memorial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Liberty blew past Cimarron-Memorial 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
While Liberty won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 27-25, 25-21.
ELLIE ROSENBAUGH and ADDISON BOHNET were among the main playmakers for Liberty as the former had two aces and 21 assists and the latter had a kill and 14 assists.
They weren't the only good server: Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matches.
Desert Oasis has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-19 record this season. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Desert Oasis suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Liberty in their previous meeting back in September. Can Desert Oasis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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