Liberty Charter has gone 5-0 against Notus recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Liberty Charter Patriots and the Notus Pirates are set to duel. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Liberty Charter has six straight wins, Notus has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Liberty Charter got the win against Centennial Baptist by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Liberty Charter's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Notus didn't have quite enough to beat Rimrock on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Notus sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 20-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-7.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Emalee Thomas, who had eight blocks, six aces, and five kills. Those eight blocks gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Nelson, who had seven aces, six kills, and 13 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Notus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Liberty Charter pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Notus, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Liberty Charter took their win against Notus when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Liberty Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Notus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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