Volleyball Recap: Liberty Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Palo Verde

On Thursday, Liberty faced Palo Verde in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Liberty Patriots fell just short of the Palo Verde Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Patriots just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row.

Liberty took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19, 15-11.

Their offense was headlined by MAIA GREER and MYLA MATAVAO, who picked up 17 kills apiece. They got some help from ADDISON JONES and her 31 assists. ELLIE ROSENBAUGH and KAHLIA MAIAVA kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.

Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Palo Verde, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-13.

Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palo Verde, they will face off against Bishop Gorman at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop Gorman will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Palo Verde surely won't give up without a fight.

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