Who: No. 1 seed Emmaus (19-1 overall) vs No. 3 seed Freedom (16-4)
What: District XI 3A Championship
When/where: Tuesday 7 p.m., Catasauqua HS
How they got here: Emmaus defeated Easton 3-0, defeated Parkland 3-1; Freedom defeated Dieruff 3-0, defeated Whitehall 3-2
Coaches: Emmaus – Jonathan Wilson (2nd year); Freedom John Yanek
Key players: Emmaus – Sr. MB Colin Holden (1st Team EPC), Sr. OH Lucas Mondin (1st Team EPC), Jr. Setter Ben Skekel (1st Team EPC), Sr. Libero Jackson Holden, Sr. Libero Jude Boyle, Soph. OH Miles Boulrice
Freedom – Sr. S Joe Braun (1st Team EPC), Jr. OPP Ayden Willman (2nd Team), Sr. Libero Bailey Fleckenstein; Jr. Ben Soleymani, Sr. Logan Shupp
PREVIEW – The District XI championship is on the line as Emmaus and Freedom meet. The Hornets won the regular season meeting back on April 28 in five sets (25-22, 25-19, 24-26, 12-25, 15-11) … Emmaus is seeking its first D11 title since 2018, while Freedom hasn’t won since ’09 … The Hornets have won five championships since 2011 (’18, ’17, ’13, ’12 and ’11) … Both teams will be headed to the PIAA State Tournament on June 3. The D11 champ will host District 3 third place (Cumberland Valley/Northeastern/Governor Mifflin/Central York), while D11 runner-up will travel to District 2 champ (Del Val/Abington Heights/Wilkes-Barre/Wyoming Valley West)