The Freedom Patriots will challenge the Durant Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Freedom is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lennard just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Longhorns, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Patriots have suffered since August 26th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Freedom saw an underclassman step up: Averi Addison had 15 digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Freedom kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Durant came up short against Robinson on Monday and fell 3-1. The Cougars have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Durant actually scored more points across those four sets (91-90), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-21.
Freedom's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Durant, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Freedom came up short against Durant in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Freedom, Chyler Bland (who had 28 digs and four aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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