The Arbor View Aggies will head out to face off against the Liberty Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Arbor View, who comes in off a win.
Arbor View is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Palo Verde, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Arbor View was ranked third). Arbor View came out on top against Palo Verde by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Arbor View had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-17, 25-12, 26-24.
Among those leading the charge was Lauryn Brenner, who had 16 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Arbor View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Liberty didn't have quite enough to beat Southeast Career Tech on Monday and fell 3-2. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Liberty sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 27-25, 18-25, 25-23, 13-25, 15-12.
Arbor View's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Arbor View beat Liberty 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arbor View 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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