The Liberty Charter Lions will challenge the Victory Christian Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty Charter has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 28.
On Friday, Liberty Charter didn't have quite enough to beat O'Farrell Charter and fell 3-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Victory Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Hilltop on Thursday.
Victory Christian Academy 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 20-25, 26-24, 25-16, 25-19.
Victory Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Liberty Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brad Chier, who had 21 kills, 13 digs, and four aces. He is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had seven or more in each of the last nine games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Esteban Torres, who had eight digs and four aces.
Victory Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Liberty Charter's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Victory Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Liberty Charter took their win against Victory Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty Charter since the team 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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