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TAMPA Freedom wasted little time putting Wiregrass Ranch on its heels Tuesday night, scoring the first 12 points. <\/p>\n
Then it knocked the Bulls on their backs. Finally, it made sure they stayed right there. <\/p>\n
From start to finish, the Patriots were in control, winning the Class 7A, District 9 semifinal 25-16, 28-26, 22-25, 25-17 at Gaither. Freedom lost both matches against the Bulls this season, but rode the efforts of big-hitting high-flying Jasmyn Perry into the championship match for the third straight season. <\/p>\n
Its always a tough battle against Wiregrass, even in the losses, Freedom coach Kerry Short said. But I figured if we came out strong and got the first few matches, we could finish them off. <\/p>\n
Freedom (16-10) probably finished the Bulls off in the second set. The Patriots trailed most of the second against a resilient Bulls squad. <\/p>\n
Freedom rallied from a 22-20 deficit to tie. An errant ball redirected off a pipe and back past the pursuing Patriots to put the Bulls back ahead 23-22. And the Patriots survived a pair of match-point leads of 24-23 and 25-24 before Perrys kill set up a match point that Wiregrass Ranch hit into the net. <\/p>\n
Even a third-set win by the Bulls (17-6) wasnt enough to reverse Freedoms momentum. <\/p>\n
Perry took over the final set. She had five kills in the first 10 points, and even when she made a mistake passing too close to the net the ball managed to trickle over and tie up the Bulls. <\/p>\n
She finished with 21 kills. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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