Liberty is 1-9 against Heritage since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Liberty Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Heritage Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Liberty had just enough and edged Deer Valley out 3-2.
Liberty took Deer Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 19-25, 21-25, 15-13.
Liberty found their leader in underclassman Kirsten Acuna, who had nine digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Acuna now served two or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Heritage made easy work of Antioch on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-20, 25-18.
Heritage can attribute much of their success to Jaime Hartwig, who had seven digs and two aces, and Camy De La Chevrotiere, who had three digs, a kill, and 21 assists.
Liberty's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6. As for Heritage, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Liberty has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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